fruits and vegetables; produce
writing on someone's behalf
Kawakami Bizan (1869-1908)
peak of the arch of an eyebrow
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
start; beginning; first step; clue
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
on the occasion of; at the time of
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
on board a ship; aboard a ship
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
old friend; familiar face
monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
competent; suitable; qualified
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)