to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
setting a place; setting the table
land route; overland route; by land; overland
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
to hand (over); to deliver in person
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
digestive capacity; digestive power; digestive strength
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to be transparent; to show through
Later Han dynasty (of China; 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (of China; 947-950 CE)
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
clincher; winning technique; official winning technique
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
unglazed pottery; bisque; roasting or grilling without seasoning (seafood, nuts, etc.); simple okonomiyaki without any extra ingredients
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
head (of cabbage, lettuce, etc.); forming a head; coming to a head
tingling; stinging; pungently
conducting wire; line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)