lodging; putting up at a hotel
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
lodging; boarding; room and board; boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
many; numerous; various; large number of
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
Kagawa Prefecture (Shikoku)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
since; henceforth; ever since
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
change; transition; vicissitudes
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)