to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
complete works; complete collection; complete series
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
like; similar to; same as
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
not long has passed since ...
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
the same book; the said book; ibid.
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
the original; original copy; script
forgetting; lapse of memory
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
letter; missive; note; mail
to be found; to be discovered
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest