temporary absence from school
rest; break; recess; intermission
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to have one's hair stand on end
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to see through; to see the true nature of something
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
in person; personally; directly
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
front; frontage; facade; main
high and low (social standing)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
engagement; business; affair; use; need
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
detour; circumvention; turning movement
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
course; route; path; process; means
course; route; path; process; means
have to do; must; should; ought to
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial