or; OR (Boolean operator)
meditation; contemplation
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
white background; blank; female virgin
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
many; a lot; much; multitude
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
retainer; vassal; servant
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
as is usual with; in common with
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
rare; extraordinary; singular
(full-length) novel; long novel
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Rimpa school (of painting, 17th-early 20th century)