breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
nothing; nil; naught; nought
good-natured person; nice person
worldly affairs; ways of the world
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
horizon (related to bodies of water)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
nonetheless; nevertheless
genius; prodigy; natural gift
change; transition; vicissitudes
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
early (days); initial stage; initial
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
disclosure; exposure; revelation
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
puffing (e.g. steam train); chugging; steaming; feeling hot
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
preface; introduction; preamble
Nakamura Shikan (1928.3.11-)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
oblong stand for trays of food; weighing table
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)