to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
wild chrysanthemum; aster
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to hand over; to surrender
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
tag; slip; label; sticker
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
author; writer; novelist; artist
meaning; significance; sense
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction