cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
not caring; not giving a damn
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
confections; sweets; candy; cake
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
bringing; taking; carrying
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
white background; blank; female virgin
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
last night; yesterday evening
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
autumn breeze; fall breeze
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
personal; individual; private
study; diligence; discount; reduction
on the way home from work; returning from work
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be at a loss for words
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)