meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
progress; advance; improvement; development
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
concise; brief; humble; frugal; modest; discrete
dwelling; house; residence; address
to live; to reside; to inhabit
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns
garden lantern; hanging lantern
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
at that time; in those days