early (days); initial stage; initial
one's later years; final years (in life)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to run about; to rush about
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
reaching; attaining; arrival
split; division; break up
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
psychological depiction of a literary character
mutation; change; transition
talented person; clever person
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
back-combed hair; puffed up hair; teased hair
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
(one's) youth; one's younger days
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
Japan and the Philippines
Kume Masao (1891.11.23-1952.3.1)