tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition; three-legged crow inhabiting the sun
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
one's own child; one's own children
how; in what way; how about; questionable
opposite side; other side; other party
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
semi-transparent; translucent
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)