having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
mid-Edo period Imari ware
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to get tired out; to be exhausted
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
ability; performance; efficiency
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to gain a victory; to win
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
thousands; several thousand
dozens; scores of; decades
to pile up; to accumulate
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)