to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
novel; original; new; innovative
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
warmly; cordially; with tender care
relation; relative; kind; cordial
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
just past noon; afternoon
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to fall from heaven (the sky)
blood vessel; blood relationship
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
establishment (of religious teachings); formulation