ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
pupil; student; schoolchild
deputy head teacher; vice principal
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
virtuous woman; faithful wife
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
talking while standing; standing around talking
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)
what people say; rumours; public opinion
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
Osaragi Jirou (1897.10.9-1973.4.30)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
Nakazato Kaizan (1885-1944)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
let's not say (such things) to each other
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
succession; continuation; series; sequence
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft