it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
please (give me); please (do for me)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
going straight on; going straight ahead
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to entrust; to leave to a person
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
loving to recite (e.g. a poem); reciting with great fondness
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to have a long life; to live a long time
to have a long life; to live a long time
namely; that is (to say); in other words
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
both; both sides; both parties
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs