Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
to control; to command; to get the better of
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to thrust down; to push off
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
to squeeze out; to wring out
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
simmering; (boiling) gently
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to shed light; to cast light
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)