entertainment; amusement; fun
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
caustic words; defiant words
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
hating; strongly disliking
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
the times; the world; society
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
large saw; framed pit saw
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
first Serpent day of the year
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design