slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
catastrophe; assassination; calamity; disaster
tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
Rikyū; Sen no Rikyū (1522-1591)
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
here and there; in places
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
at that time; in those days
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
assertion; declaration; affirmation
television program; TV program