white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
round shape; circle; circular form
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
images drawn or painted on fusuma
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to make a firm resolution
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
one's figure during sleep
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness