studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
quiet conversation; idle talk
love affair; love relationship
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
scroll; counter for scrolls
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
handle of an axe; handle of a hatchet
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
usual; normal; stereotyped