association of like-minded people
pupil; student; schoolchild
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
living alone; solitude; solitary life
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
Miyatake Gaikotsu (1867.2.22-1955.7.28)
daily publication; daily issue
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
Hagiwara Yuusuke (1897.3.28-1979.1.29)
lodging in the same place
establishment (of religious teachings); formulation
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
going to or leaving school
whistle (sound made with the lips)
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
within the year; before the year is out
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
Nitobe Inazou (1862-1933)