living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
a long time ago; in those days
public-spirited or self-sacrificing individual
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to throw into; to dump in together
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
family name; lineage; birth; clan
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
blocking the way; standing in the way
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
(together) with; -wide; including
to drop; to lose; to let fall
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
Taki Rentarou (1879.8.24-1903.6.29)
school regulations; school rules
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
leaving school; expulsion (from school)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar