feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to continue to rain or snow
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
literary history; history of literature
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
plaster image; clay figure
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
secretariat; executive office
propriety; right or wrong; justice
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
daihinmin; daifugō; Japanese card game similar to President
fan-tan (card game); sevens; parliament
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
demanding; difficult; strict