wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to have a bath in the open air
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
police; police officer; police station
clothes; clothing; garments
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Kobayashi Takiji (1903-1933)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
stairs; stairway; staircase
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
sea level; (surface of) sea
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front