trial product; prototype model
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to trample; to crush underfoot
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
long (time); protracted; prolonged
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
to run about; to rush about
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
that is to say; so that means
to listen to in an ecstasy
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
good-quality; superior in quality
common; ordinary; conventional; customary