boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
feelings; thoughts; meaning
several years standing; over several years
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
anything and everything; just about everything
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
war; fighting; fierce competition
(within a) territory; domains
interest; fun; inspiration
few decades; many decades; several decades
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
long (time); protracted; prolonged
cherishing the memory of; yearning for
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed