perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
(medical) follow-up; observation
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
the staff; inside the department
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
after that; afterwards; thereafter
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
Kubota Utsubo (1877.6.8-1976.4.12)
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in comparison to; rather than
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to set (sun); to become dark
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems