long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Japanese history; history of Japan
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
temporary; transitory; short-lived
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
moment by moment; hour by hour
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
tedious; boring; being fed up with
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
for (some) doubtful points to remain
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
emotional scars; mental trauma
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)