the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation); English literature; British studies
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
university student; college student
to teach; to take a teaching job
old friend; old acquaintance
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
loving to recite (e.g. a poem); reciting with great fondness
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
recital; recitation; chant(ing)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to cause someone to worry
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
major subject; special study
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)