dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
although I say; although one might say; although called
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
with a friendly grin; smilingly
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
Nara Prefecture (Kinki area)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
Japanese history; history of Japan
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
system; institution; organization; organisation
reform; reformation; reorganization
corvee; taxes in kind or service (ritsuryō system)
Asuka period (550-710 CE)