front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
publish; start (new) publication
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Oooka Shouhei (1909-1988)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
younger brother and sister
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
drama; theatre; theater; play
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to become misty; to become hazy
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
disciple; pupil; follower
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold