(one's) figure; build; physique; style
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
Xuanzong (Emperor of China, r. 712-756)
to serve; to work for; to attend
bedroom; (woman's) bedchamber; pillow talk
grandfather; male senior-citizen
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history, approx. 770-403 BCE)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
modesty; humility; being humble
to give out (off) fragrance
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
southwestern part; the southwest
here and there; around and about
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
this is why; this means; it is the case that