one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
even though; despite; when
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
Ascension Day; Feast of the Ascension
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
visiting professor; guest professor
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
to be conspicuous; to stand out
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
old age; old person; the old; the aged
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
study; research; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
birth; creation; formation
exactly as stated; verbatim
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)