to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
draw (in competition); tie game
last time; the last; the preceding
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
declaration of war; proclamation of war
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to be to the point; to be pertinent
delay; putting off; procrastination
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to publish a book; to put out a book
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to finish reading; to read through
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
unpublished; not yet announced
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
official announcement; proclamation
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
calming down; quieting down
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
happiness in the next world
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire