sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
house where one was born; one's parents' house
place of scenic beauty; beauty spot; scenic spot; (arch.) suitable land
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
study; pursuit of knowledge
like this; this sort; this way
the rising generation; children
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
silence (not speaking); muteness
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
student (esp. a university student)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
village office; local administration office in a village