soybean; soybeans boiled until soft for making miso
Leitman; Leitmann; Reitman
track event; running event
preparatory-department student
counter for wheels and flowers
Kanou Jigorou (1860.12.10-1938.5.4)
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
close; intimate; on good terms
preparatory course; preparatory department
regular course; this lesson
recreational area; leisure land
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
I don't like it; I hate it
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
application form (esp. job application)
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college