using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
graduation ceremony; commencement
to be photographed; to be projected
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to drink away one's money; to be a sot; to get wasted; to drink someone under the table
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
young girl; daughter; unmarried girl
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
singing voice; (sound of) singing