senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
work sent to a competition; competition entry
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
music theory; musical theory
pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
Suzuki Miekichi (1882.9.29-1936.6.27)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Tokyo Imperial University
department of English literature
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
Kitahara Hakushuu (1885-1942)
Nakayama Shinpei (1887.3.22-1952.12.30)
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
Yūyake Koyake (1919 children's song)
(small) red dragonfly; darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)
Tsubota Jouji (1890.3.3-1982.7.7)
Niimi Nankichi (1913.7.30-1943.3.22)
writer of children's stories
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
brave soldier; brave warrior
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
subdivision; section; branch
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
snatching a moment of rest; dickering for time
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future