counter for books; volume
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
if you think about it; come to think of it
age thirty; one's thirties
crystalline lens (of the eye)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting