to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to order; to command; to appoint
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
indifference; lack of enthusiasm; inattentiveness
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to be conspicuous; to stand out
and then; and so; and; so then
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
send specially; special envoy
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
instead; but (on the other hand)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
no matter what it is; in every case
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
number of pages; page space
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
made in Japan; Japanese-made
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Shiina Rinzou (1911.10.1-)
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
difficult to ...; hard to ...