date palm (Phoenix dactylifera); date
Satou Masaaki (1905.12.12-1975.11.1)
bawdy song; lewd song; obscene song
to thank (a person) heartily
item; commodity; list of articles
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
Toyoshima Yoshio (1890-1955)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
being generous, benevolent and magnanimous in disposition
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
to be chipped; to be nicked
Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat
seductive; sensual; coquettish
(center portion of a) scroll (centre)
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
cinnamon; cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
low spirits; depressed heart
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
variant (in a manuscript or book); part of a text that differs from other versions