innumerable changes; infinite variety
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
long (time); protracted; prolonged
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
refinement; elegance; grace
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
that is to say; so that means
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
last night; yesterday evening
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous