one's last writing; ceasing to write
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
matter to be checked or investigated
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
light from outside; natural light
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
Nakahara Chuuya (1907-1937)
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
individual; private person; personal; private
beginning writing (a draft); drafting
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
literature; books (reference); document
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy