academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
to push away; to push aside; to shove
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
garden (esp. with trees); park
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
indicate reason; infers some protest
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
I appreciate your efforts
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
memorial service; temple service; (Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
technical skill; ability; capacity
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
-less; lacking; non-existing
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
utmost limits; extremity; limit
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
making money; making a profit
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to bury; to embed; to implant