system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
3rd day of the month; three days
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
Ishikawa Sayuri (1958.1-)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
the passing year; the old year
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
in that manner; like that
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
great depth; bottomless; great height
considerably; greatly; a lot
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
postman; mailman; mail carrier; letter carrier; postie