hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
special training; intensive training; crash course
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
at least; at most; (even) just
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
popular person; favorite; favourite
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)