poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Kume Masao (1891.11.23-1952.3.1)
Tokutomi Roka (1868.12.8-1927.9.18)
oral examination; interview
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
author; writer; novelist; artist
to have one's name entered (in a list)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
in deep black; in jet black
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
manly; masculine; like a man
nice; likeable; desirable
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter