preface; foreword; introduction
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
(artistic) accomplishments
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
simply; merely; only; solely
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
criticism; critique; review; commentary
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
should not be done; must not be done
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
something like ...; something called ...
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
signature and seal (on calligraphy, paintings, etc.)
mediocre ability; person of ordinary skills; uninteresting (trivial, worthless) move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
strategy; military tactics
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(full) name; family name and given name
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
critic; reviewer; commentator