to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
title; index; heading; headline; caption
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
double; twice (as much); twofold
double; twice (as much); twofold
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
return of something; repayment
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps); counter for book covers
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds; kanji dictionary
event; phenomenon; matter
change; transition; vicissitudes
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit