influence (on someone); inspiration
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
somehow; for some reason (or other)
second day of the month; two days
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
flour; meal; powder; dust
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
even if nothing else; more than anything else
firm; strong; solid; stable
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
rather; sooner; preferably
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to get back together (with a former partner)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
exhibition of rare (old, antiquarian) books
price tag; price label; tag displaying a base price which cannot be reduced by negotiation
seven (long cylindrical things)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
chief; main; principal; important