to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to become better; to improve
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
quickly; calmly; intently
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
outward appearance; apparent
warming up sake; warmed sake
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
women's college; women's university
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
instead; but (on the other hand)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
company president; manager; director
Kajima Morinosuke (1896.2.2-1975.12.3)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to put a lot of effort (into); to take a strong interest (in); to put great emphasis (on); to show zeal (for)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
reminiscences; talking about old times
full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
butcher specializing in beef; dealer in beef; beef-hotpot restaurant
boiled and half-dried bonito
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
professor; teaching; instruction
Japan Academy; learned society; academy; institute
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)