to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
Kunikida Doppo (1871-1908)
walking alone; walking without assistance; unique; matchless; unparalleled
lyricism; description of one's feelings
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
title; index; heading; headline; caption
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
depiction; description; portrayal
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
recitation; reciting from memory
to lose one's way; to get lost
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
thousands; several thousand
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to take; to catch; to capture
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
grandfather; male senior-citizen
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence