tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
in deep black; in jet black
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
child of a different mother
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
legendary; fabled; fabulous
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
underground; subterranean
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
exactly as stated; verbatim
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
in proportion to; according to; depending on
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
curious; strange; unusual
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
biological parent; real parent
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
France; French (language)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
anxiety (about the future)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
(only) one option; one possible choice
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
wide difference; a world of difference
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
recovery; undoing; recall