thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
choking; stifling; suffocating
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
something like ...; something called ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
at the time; in those days; then
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Sōseki; Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
magazine; journal; periodical
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
author; writer; novelist; artist
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the other day; some time ago; recently
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
by myself; in person; by oneself
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding