depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
unnatural or untimely (death)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
lover; sweetheart; mistress
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
to worry about; to be vexed
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
being dotted with; being scattered
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
gale; violent (strong) wind
house; dwelling; human habitation
great depth; bottomless; great height
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
family a woman has married into
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
important place; strategic point; critical location
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
(death from) starvation; starving to death
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement