know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to understand; to comprehend
poetic sentiment; poetic interest; poetic inspiration
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to summon courage; to be brave
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
loss; defeat; counter for losses
eight minutes; triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
convenient; handy; useful
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
prompt; immediate; in real time
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
article to be delivered; present
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood