loyalist to the emperor; imperial loyalist
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
Bunten exhibition; art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
low-quality goods; inferior goods
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
artists' patrons' association
leader; authority; mainstay
suffix for building numbers
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
second day of the month; two days
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
father and child; father and son; father and daughter