in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
subordinate work; assistant; servant
troublesome; annoying; complicated
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
originally; by nature; from the start
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
professional shogi player; professional go player
Masuda Kouzou (1918.3.21-1991.4.5)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
private pupil; apprentice
time; hour; season; time of the year
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities