the (four) limbs; arms and legs
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
reason for being; raison d'être
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
high-quality plain-woven hemp cloth
scarbreast tuskfin (Choerodon azurio)
two-character surname (in China); compound surname; family name consisting of two combined names (in ancient Japan)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
blighted love; disappointed love
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Imperial tour; royal progress
thinking of; hitting upon
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
people's history (written for the king of China; usu. written as a novel)
(arch.) hermit's residence; retired emperor's palace
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
alluring; enticing; tempting; seductive
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance