Vocabulary

not required

if necessary

as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate

necessity is the mother of invention

necessities

necessities

necessities

after all; in the end; in short

to drive a quill (pen); to wield the writing brush

calligraphy pen

handwritten abbreviation (of kanji)

tip of brush

pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case

poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing

style of penmanship

stationery; pen and ink; writing materials

tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency

princess; daughter of a nobleman

tie; social bond; link; close relation; important connection

having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having restrictions attached

Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (French encyclopedia edited by Denis Diderot)

all varieties of flowers; many flowers

let a hundred flowers blossom; Hundred Flowers campaign

a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; hundred flowers blooming in profusion

all kinds of goods

all the officials

all means

jack of all trades

all acts

lily bulb

Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche

all; everything

all kinds of animals

arise in great numbers

kaleidoscope

long era; ages; eternity

the common people

peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt

farmer's home

shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)