preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
enlightenment; illumination
Ozaki Yukio (1858.12.24-1954.10.6) (1944.9.11-)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
the bottom of one's heart
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to fold in; to fold up; to store in one's heart; to bear in mind; to do in rapid succession; to do relentlessly
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
ardent; passionate; vehement
praise; glorification; extolment
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
complete works; complete collection; complete series
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
remark; statement; discourse
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(not) even with; (not) even using
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
direct vassal of the shogunate (Edo period); direct retainer of the shogun (e.g. a hatamoto)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
formula; prescribed form; established formality
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
(piece of) writing in colloquial style; vulgar writing
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
method of writing; syntax
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place