student on a scholarship-loan
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
(social) class; rank; grade
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be at wit's end; to be at a loss for what to do
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
ten; 10; ten years of age
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to be intimate with; to befriend
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
the instruction of a teacher
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
near; nearby; not far off
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province