honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
festival marking the start of boating season
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
remittance; sending money
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
lately; recently; nowadays
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve