nice; likeable; desirable
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
how; in what way; by what means
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
smoothly; easily; readily
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
naturalization; naturalisation
ungenerous; poor in spirit; with no great feelings
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
Nakano Shigeharu (1902-1979)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan