to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
(artistic) accomplishments
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
government official; clerk
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
sincere; honest; faithful
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
thorough; exhaustive; complete
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
fineness or coarseness; minuteness or roughness
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
feng (male Chinese firebird)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
river; stream; River; the ... river
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
auspicious sign; good omen
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica); happiness tree
splendid horse; promoted bishop
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
praise; extolment; extollment
high mountain; alpine mountain
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe