homecoming; return to one's home
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
impossible; unlikely; improbable
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
preference; priority; precedence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
indeed; really; truly; very much
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
reading aloud; recitation
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
men and women of all ages
fancy kimono used for cherry blossom viewing; fancy kimono