to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
the whole world; the universe
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
nowadays; in this day and age
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something or other; somehow
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
contrast; antithesis; comparison
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
Bunten exhibition; art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)
Imperial Academy art exhibition
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
The Five Classics (of Confucianism)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
toleration; magnanimity; comprehension
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to become empty; to be emptied
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on