dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
correction; rectification; mending; repair
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
grudge; complaint; reproach
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.); demise
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
high and low; aristocrat and plebeian
branch; offshoot; tributary; fork; ramification (e.g. of a nerve, blood vessel, ore vein, etc.)
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
intimacy; affection; familiarity
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
skillful tanka poet; official in charge of court poetry and music (ritsuryo period); poet
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
diametrically opposed; antipodal
human kindness; human weakness
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
Oyama Tokujirou (1889.12.15-1963.6.23)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)