thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
magazine; journal; periodical
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
every year; yearly; annually
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers