overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
made entirely of paulownia wood
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
shellfish; seashell; shell
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
charcoal; charred remains
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
English letter; alphabetic character
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
spine (of book); binding (of book)
beautification; glorification
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
world; society; people; the public
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
attending (upon); keeping another company
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep