naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
of course; certainly; naturally
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
even though; despite; notwithstanding
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
Hagiwara Sakutarou (1886-1942)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
Nakamura Mitsuo (1911.2.5-1988.7.12)
king and princes; noble rank
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
it is not (like that) either
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
Nakano Yoshio (1903.8.2-1985.2.20)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
program (e.g. TV); programme
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?