rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
high; noble; refined; advanced
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
for example; for instance; e.g.
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
around the world; throughout the world
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
residence; abode; dwelling
blinking away tears; blinking tear filled eyes
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy