refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
is something that; is that which
night watch; night guard; night shift
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to print; to publish; to begin to print
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
to state; to express; to mention
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
coloured paper; colored paper
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
writing brush; writing; handwriting
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
counter for helmets, etc.
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
letter by letter; character by character
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
while; during (the time when)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off