Yamakawa Kenjirō (1854-1931)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
another thing; exception; special case
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to have a reason; to have an excuse
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
evening meal; dinner; supper
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty