resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
acolyte; adherent; follower; imitator; copycat
experiment; experimentation
new style poetry; new style poem
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
the person heretofore mentioned; that person
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
counter for games of mahjong
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
both sides; two sides; double-sided
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
sincere; earnest; serious
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
versification; verse making
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
Kitamura Toukoku (1868-1894)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
town girl; girl raised in a town