(made of) stone; stone-built
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
document; official papers
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles