Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt); single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
man of ability; gifted man
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
itinerant monk; monk on a pilgrimage
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
to be intimate with; to befriend
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge