seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
debauchery; dissipation; lewdness; lasciviousness
kind-hearted; benevolence
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
illustrated news magazine; pictorial
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
moment; brief space of time
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
critical moment; critical juncture; decisive point; path ahead; future
seeming very ...; just like ...
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
Taizo Soma (novelist) (1885-1952)
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
nameless; anonymous; without name
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to continue to do; to persist in doing
because; as; since; so; due to
if it is (the case that ...)
flower market during Obon; fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning