to clear away; to remove; to demolish
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
residence; housing; residential building
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to raise one's voice; to shout
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with (the tide); to go with (the flow, the times, etc.); to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to skip over (while reading); to skim
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to surround; to crowd around
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death