Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
drop (e.g. of water); drip
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
everywhere; all over; throughout
silvering; silver-plating
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
to be smeared; to be covered
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour