to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
Yanagita Kunio (1875.7.31-1962.8.8)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
form; shape; figure; visage
while; even though; despite
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
continuation; succession; series
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
future (usually near); prospects
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
incident; affair; happening; event