to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to need; to demand; to take; to require
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
will (probably); intend (to do); will
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
Japan and the Philippines
setting on fire; setting afire
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
half-human and half-beast
very; much; greatly; a lot of
Masamune Hakuchou (1879-1962)
Tokuda Shuusei (1872.2.1-1943.11.18)
fruit(s) and vegetables; produce
careful observation; close attention
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
when it becomes; when it comes to
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
vitality; energy; dynamism
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel