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to try to do; to attempt to do

3

invisibly; secretly; privately

2

frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

4

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

engine

1

manner of using one's hands

1

modern Japanese

1

to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

1

engineer

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

defeated country

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

1

laws (of nature); (divine) providence

1

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

2

Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)

1

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages

6

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

3

Saitou Mokichi (1882-1953)

1

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

1

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

2

Saitō

2

aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

2

insight; penetration

3

to get used to hearing

2

Buddhist scriptures; sutras

2

emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false

3

sea; ocean; waters

8

witnessing; observing; sighting

2

absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely

1

should do; ought to do; must do

1

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

1

to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

Kangyou

1

flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple

1

rule; regulation

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

4

law-like nature; regularity

2

notice; attention; observation

1

reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality

1

conformist

1

in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of

2

Tokuda Shuusei (1872.2.1-1943.11.18)

1

to die; to pass away

1

before long; even now

1

solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

1

I-novel; novel narrated in the first person

1