moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
principle of living only for the moment
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
contemporary novel; modern novel
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
sympathy; empathy; response
accomplishment; execution
self-affirmation; self-approval
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
sincere; earnest; serious
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
not included (in a compilation, album, etc.)
included (in a publication); carried; printed
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
commentary on current events
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
annotation; explanatory note; comment
Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull