private property; personal belongings; personal effects
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
first challenge; first try
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
garden lantern; hanging lantern
Man'en era (1860.3.18-1861.2.19)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
library; book collection; paperback book
spine (of book); binding (of book)
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
somehow or other; for some reason or another
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)