to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
poems composed in one's sickbed
elated; triumphant; proud
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
old friend; old acquaintance
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
Order of Culture; Order of Cultural Merit
academy of arts; arts academy
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
thousands; several thousand
weight; heavyweight boxer
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
new building; new construction
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
phonograph wax cylinder; phonograph cylinder
to happen to hear; to overhear
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
great man; magnanimous man
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
hero; warrior of matchless valor; heroic character
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
loitering on the way; wayside grass
slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
crown; diadem; bottle cap
bank; banking institution