clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
neat and clean; tidy; trim
spring water; clear (pure) water
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
being upright and cleanhanded
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to sweep clean; to brush clean
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
to wash clean; to cleanse
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
water trickling from rocks
breath of fresh air; cool (refreshing) breeze
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
unvoiced consonant (except p) in Japanese
type of jōruri narrative performance
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
clear fall (weather); clear autumn
bed bath; sponge bath; blanket bath; toilet
refreshing; neat; tidy; trim
salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) (primarily used in context of the seven spring herbs)
having refined and distinguished features; having a bright face
purification of the six roots of perception
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
soft drink; refreshing drink
peaceful; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
garbage truck; dustcart; waste collection vehicle
upright and clean-handed; pure in heart and with a clean conscience
pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)
your health and prosperity
purification; cleaning up; purging
Boxer Rebellion (1889-1901); North China Incident
sanitation worker; garbage collector; refuse collector; street cleaner
to be purified; to be cleansed
neat and tidy woman who is (unexpectedly) promiscuous
purification; cleaning up; purging
full flush; winning hand containing only tiles of one suit; homogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from one source)
clear and cold (water, etc.)
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
Qingtan (Taoist-related movement in ancient China); noble, refined, eloquent speech
government of the Qing dynasty; Qing government
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-5)
(degree of) cleanliness; cleanliness factor
all terminals; winning hand consisting of only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair
refreshing breeze and the bright moon; a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon
street cleaner; garbage man
Great Qing Empire (China, 1644-1912); Qing dynasty
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
the morally upright have a hard time making friends; (lit.) fish will not live in water that is (too) clean
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
clearing of the river water
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; when the sky falls, we shall catch larks
Sino-French War (1884-1885)
Sino-Japanese Amity Treaty (1871)
pure and innocent; immaculate
mouth freshener; oral deodorant
purifying salt (thrown in the sumo ring before a bout, after funerals, etc.)
Qing-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 19th century)
Chungcheongbuk-do (South Korea); North Chungcheong Province
Chungcheongnam-do (South Korea); South Chungcheong Province
Russia and China (Qing dynasty); Sino-Russian
Ming and Qing-era Chinese music (as popularized in Japan before the First Sino-Japanese war)
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
primness; prim person; clear soup
primness; prim person; clear soup
having only tiles of one suit and not having called any tiles (meld); having only tiles of one suit and a concealed hand
tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)
elegant beauty; dazzling beauty
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
style of jōruri narrative performance
typeface which resembles brush-stroke forms of characters
liquidation statement or account
being so broad-minded as to accept all sorts of things, both good and evil; being broad-minded enough to be tolerant of people of all shades
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
Iwashimizu Festival (Sept. 15 festival held at Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto)
bamboo flute used in Qing music
Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation (1896)
corporation in liquidation
high-purity stainless steel
pure heart; heart free of evil
one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles
winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
polished gyaru; girl or young woman adhering to a toned down version of the gyaru fashion trend
wiping with a dry cloth after wiping with a wet cloth
wiping with a dry cloth after wiping with a wet cloth
water emerging from a stone wall
Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita; Japanese puzzle similar to tangram
clarifying agent; clarificant; clarifier; clearing agent; fining agent