to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
Jabir Ibn Hayyan (721-815)
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
diss; dissing; disrespect
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
earring (non-pierced); helix
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
decoration; ornament; trimmings
one's home country; one's homeland
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate