literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to turn completely into; to become completely
many; numerous; various; large number of
left-hand radical of a character
right-hand radical of a character
kun'yomi (native Japanese reading of a kanji); reading a Chinese text (kanbun) in Japanese
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
even though; despite; when
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
regents and advisers (advisors)
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
writing in kana; something written in kana
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
reading a classical Chinese text in Japanese
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
everywhere; at every turn
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment
yearning; longing for; deep affection
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to boost; to force up; to push up