to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
noted doctor; excellent physician
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
one's own child; one's own children
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
deadly disease; sickness unto death
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to anticipate; to foresee