north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to find out; to discover; to locate
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
auctioning off; selling off
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
with these words; while saying
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
pride; boast; credit (to)
embodying; expressing concretely
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
scene; spectacle; sight; view
long ago; already; a long time ago
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
head; lead; vanguard; first
beyond that point; after that
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty