to be transparent; to leave a gap
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
inheritance; something given or received
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to trample; to crush underfoot
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
double suicide; lovers' suicide
depiction; description; portrayal
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
education; training; discipline
the fruit of diligent study
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
one's later years; final years (in life)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
two years later; year after next
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to be intimate with; to befriend
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
bravery; courage; heroism
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
Kubota Mantarou (1889.11.7-1963.5.6)
drunkenness; intoxication