excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
pressure of business; busy
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
absence; disregard; indifference
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
Nagaoka Hantarou (1865.8.15-1950.12.11)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
spare time; free time; leisure
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
manner of using one's hands
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to redeem (from sin); to save
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
woman; lady; adult female
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen