study of classical Japanese literature and culture; provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors); school (of a provincial capital during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)
in succession; one after another
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
Roka Tokutomi (1868.12.8-1927.9.18; novelist)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
Roka; Roka Tokutomi (1868.12.8-1927.9.18; novelist)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
high spirits; boastful talk
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
classification; categorization; sorting
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
trueborn; genuine; capable; first-class; briskly; smartly
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
enough is enough; no further!
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers