country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to recall; to remember; to recollect
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
woman; female; feminine gender
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
long (time that has passed); old (story)