unbroken; endless; continuous
high rice field; very fertile rice field
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
Kuriyagawa Hakuson (1880.11.19-1923.9.2)
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
being proficient in both; combine both
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
after death; posthumously
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation