southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
fine weather; splendid weather
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
mid-Edo period Imari ware
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
one by one; one each; one at a time
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
one's later years; final years (in life)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
picking; collecting; harvesting
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to reflect; to throw back light