ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
termination; cessation; stop
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
singing voice; (sound of) singing
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
late at night; small hours of the morning
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
interception; monitoring; tapping
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to flash; to be flashing; to be flashy
instant; moment; for an instant
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
(period of) a year; during an era
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to claim victims; to cause casualties