Nakano Yoshio (1903.8.2-1985.2.20)
Kuwabara Takeo (1904.5.10-1988.4.10)
Nakajima Kenzou (1903.2.21-1979.6.11)
university professor; college professor
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
sharp or blunt; bright or foolish
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
occupational ability; function; role
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
ends of the earth; outer reaches; borderland
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
Khar'kov; Kharkov (Russia); Kharikov
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
resolution; vote; decision
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
a long time ago; in those days
Kurahara Korehito (1902-1991)
review (of learned material); revision