tool; implement; means; furniture
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
price; cost; value; worth; value
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
professor; teaching; instruction
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
materials; data; document
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
low tone; bass; low voice