sovereign; emperor; monarch
manner of using one's hands
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to prostrate oneself before
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
(licensed) red light district
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
vice; immorality; corruption
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
to engage in prostitution
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
beyond this point; from now on; after this
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to sob; to be choked with tears
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable