study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
there isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
ancient city; former capital
place of residence; dwelling place
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
urban areas; the streets; town; city
elegant name; alias; pseudonym; pen name
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
the government; Administration
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
Nobel Prize in Literature
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
Yama; judge of the afterlife
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
traffic; coming and going; highway
all things in nature; Creation; the Creator; Maker
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
annals-biographies form (of historical writing)
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
be (that) as it may; having said that