separate; respective; different
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
contradiction; inconsistency
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to serve; to work for; to attend
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
surface of the earth; ground surface
deep affection; dear; beloved
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)