closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
technical book; specialized book; treatise
literature; books (reference); document
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
study; research; investigation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
indicate reason; infers some protest
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
sake brewer; sake brewery
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
father; dad; husband; you; he
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
person of letters; literary person
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher