tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
one's own work; making by oneself
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (1872-1943, became the Mainichi Shimbun)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
being young and spirited; being young and full of go
many; numerous; various; large number of
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
low dining table; tea table
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
on hand; readily available
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
close; intimate; on good terms
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
group; bunch; crowd; group