adherent; devotee; believer
favourite book; favorite book
Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
man of letters; literary man
humanism; humanitarianism
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
failing mark; failing grade
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
killing two birds with one stone
to be helpful; to be useful
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
beyond; across; the other side; the distance