origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
origin; beginning; source; rise
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
early (days); initial stage; initial
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to spread; to be propagated
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
to accept; to receive; to agree
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
third day of the month; three days
while; during (the time when)
Ohshima Ryouta (1718-1787)