scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
smelting furnace; blast furnace
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
youthful; young; young-looking
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
tacit; unspoken; implicit
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
in succession; one by one
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
standardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
finding employment; getting a job
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
square formation (of troops); magic square
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to exist; to remain; to consist (in); to lie (in); to retain; to preserve
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set