sequence photographs; serial photographs; photographic strip
just a handful; only a small number (of)
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
creation; Creation (by God)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
naughty; mischievous; unruly
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
more than anything; above all else
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to let out a cry; to shout
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
one's (living) environment
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
February; second month of the lunar calendar
homogenization; homogenisation
one more time; once more; once again
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)