golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
Higashiyama Kaii (1908.7-)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
economical; efficient; lean; compact
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
switching over to; migration; transition
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
although I say; although one might say; although called
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary