four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)
(not) even once; (not) ever
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking
to squeeze out; to wring out
Hanai Takuzou (1868.7.31-1931.12.3)
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
weaving industry; textile industry
seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
how long; how much; to what extent
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect