to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
Susukida Kyūkin (1877.5.19-1945.10.9)
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
treating someone like a child
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
if so; in that case; in that situation
interference; intervention; meddling
Masamune Hakuchō (1879-1962)
to be intimate with; to befriend
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
based on; built on; made from
talk; story; conversation
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
admonition; warning; advising (against); reproof
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
with no effort at all; easily
collection of short stories; collected short stories
short story; short film; short poem
Haltman; Hartman; Hartmann
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
vigorous man; man in his prime; activist for the Freedom and People's Rights Movement (Meiji period); freelance political ruffian; hired intimidator (acting under the pretext of social justice)
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)