convention; tired tradition; old custom
one grain; one drop; one bead
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
exemplar; model; example; pattern
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
unmarried; not yet married
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
the other day; some time ago; recently
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
shrine dedicated to the spirits of the war dead
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
wear from frequent handling
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
counter for birds or rabbits
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
Noma Seiji (1878.12.17-1938.10.16)