order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
dragon flute; medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagaku
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
war; battle; match; game; competition
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
battlefield; battleground
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
musical dance; music and dancing
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to run around; to bustle about
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
vitality; energy; dynamism
to distribute; to hand out
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to wash away; to rinse off
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
great army; mighty host; whole army