to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
both; many; various; together
realistic; graphic; true to life
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
strenuous efforts; exertion
many ways; various methods
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
split; division; break up
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
The Golden Demon (Konjiki Yaksha) (1897 novel by Ozaki Koyo)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
surroundings; circumference
artists' world; painting circles
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
to gather; to collect; to assemble
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
white horse; unrefined sake