poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
Nakahara Chuuya (1907-1937)
button (clothing); push-button
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
by itself; automatically; naturally
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
The Golden Demon (Konjiki Yaksha) (1897 novel by Ozaki Koyo)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
continuation; succession; series
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
reading too much into (what ... says)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
this and that; one thing and another
validity; verification; propriety
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to unfold; to unroll; to open
all-encompassing; unqualified (e.g. opinion)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
just right (time, size, length, etc.)