to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
holding out a little longer
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
deadly disease; sickness unto death
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
exactly as stated; verbatim
auditor; auditing student
silence; stillness; quietness
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
recital; recitation; public reading
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
in the same way as; just like
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
each prefecture; all prefectures
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy