passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to become decrepit; to become senile
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to lie down; to throw oneself down
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
author; writer; novelist; artist
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
Kinokuniya; Kinokuniya (book store chain)
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
many; numerous; various; large number of
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
Tatekawa Danshi (1936.11-)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
company president; manager; director
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay