seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
serious; not joking; straight
narrator; storyteller; reciter
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)
rich family; distinguished family
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
kan-on; Han reading; on reading of a kanji based on Tang dynasty Chinese
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to be burned out (of one's home)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
tools and materials; equipment and materials
school building; schoolhouse
fund-raising; collection of funds
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play