to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
Chinese book; Chinese classics
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
imagination; supposition; guess
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
you (plural); all of you; you all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
leader; guide; mentor; coach
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)