hero; manly person; warrior
the lower classes; the common people
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really
one's way (ahead); one's path
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
foreign matter; impurities
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
completion; perfection; accomplishment
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
landowner; landlord; landlady
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
village headman; village mayor
futures price; forward price; forward rate (of exchange)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
... years old; age (of) ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series