errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
light; faint; pale; fleeting
one's later years; final years (in life)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown
discrimination; discernment; identification
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Senke school of tea ceremony
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
pride; boast; credit (to)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
craftsman; skilled artisan
to shake one's head (in denial)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
all creation; all nature; all the universe
correction; revision; amendment
Hon'ami Kouetsu (1558-1637)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
preparations for returning (home)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking