spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
virile; tough; masculine; intense
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
Ogasawara Naganari (1867-1958)
favor; patronage; being partial to; paying special attention to
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
paintings and calligraphic works
group; bunch; crowd; group
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
health; healthy; sound; fit
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
praise; extolment; extollment
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
spirit; heart; disposition
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
... and eastward; east of
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth