circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
like this; this sort; this way
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
environment; circumstance
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak