leopard (Panthera pardus)
Ogata Kouan (1810.8.13-1863.7.25)
occasional; infrequent; rare
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to attempt; to test; to try out
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
loud sound; loud reverberation
loud laughter; hearty laugh
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart