Nakaoka Shintarou (1838.5.6-1867.12.12)
letter; missive; note; mail
scholarship; scientific attainments
courage and resourcefulness
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
single word; a few words; brief comment
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
hardships; privations; difficulties
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to set a ladder up against
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
troubled times; turbulent times
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything