form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to twist a thread; to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
wintertime; winter season
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to hammer out thinly (e.g. goldleaf)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at that time; in those days
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
those (near the second person)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
whenever you want; any time you like
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
comparatively; relatively
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after