to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
precocity; early ripening; premature development
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
Tokutomi Roka (1868.12.8-1927.9.18)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
Botchan (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
entering the barracks; enlistment
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist