origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
Shiji (first of China's 24 dynastic histories); Records of the Grand Historian
Ministry of State (Zhou dynasty China)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
incidentally; at the same time
lofty building; tall building
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
castle town; fortified town
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
Toriyama Sekien (1712-1788)
to write down; to record; to register
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to be cleared of a charge
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
calamity; disaster; accident
different opinion; objection
in person; personally; directly
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
wicked heart; evil design
to hide; to conceal oneself