argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
posterity; future generations; future life
Kanō school (of Japanese painting)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
reception room; parlor; parlour
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
understanding person; supporter
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
opponent; rival; adversary
island in a pond or river
to happen to hear; to overhear
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
immediately; right away; on the spot
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
close; intimate; on good terms