author; writer; novelist; artist
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
strange; rare; novel; curious
match (for lighting a fire)
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
antique; old article; secondhand goods
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
new book; new publication
magazine for amusement; entertainment magazine
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
characteristics of an age
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
international; diplomatic intercourse
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
Horiuchi Keizou (1897.12.6-1983.10.12)