modern man; modern person; modernist
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to act young; to look young
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
so; like this; in this way
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
mockery; derision; ridicule
this and that; one thing and another
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
unsettled; pending; unresolved
horizon (related to land)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
unusual; serious; incomparable
Niwa Fumio (1904.11.22-2005.4.20)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
way; method; means; resource; course
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
family; relatives; dependents; household
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
mutation; change; transition
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent