organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to breathe in and breathe out
to take off one's glasses
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
clear (distinction); distinct; clear-cut; sharp
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to cover up with something
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
when; how soon; how long until
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
river surface; surface of a river
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
gradation; gradation haircut; taper