myself; yourself; I; me; you
front; frontage; facade; main
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
until now; so far; up to the present
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
feeling; sense; impression
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
future (usually near); prospects
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
author; writer; novelist; artist
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to face; to go towards; to head towards
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
American film; American movie