promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
reading partway; leaving half-read
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
very (extremely) low temperature
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
stepping back; drawing back
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
opposite side; opposition
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
Galilee Lake; Sea of Galilee
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
Genesis (book of the Bible)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
going to famous sightseeing spots, ruins, etc. seeking inspiration for waka or haiku; reciting or composing poetry while strolling
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude