meeting; facing; confronting
talent for poetry; poetic genius
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
private affairs; personal matter
student (esp. a university student)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
anonymity; using an assumed name
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
the people; the public; the world
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
declaration; statement; assertion
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to step over or across; to overcome