dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to rush back; to run back
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
made in Japan; Japanese-made
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
that is to say; so that means
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
shellfish; seashell; shell
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings