spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
saying in addition; postscript; additional remarks
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
lyricism; description of one's feelings
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
the teaching profession; education of laity
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
indescribable; having no way to express
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
to take; to catch; to capture
to pick up; to find; to gather
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
unique; individual; original; unusual
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
document; reportage; documentary; documentation
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to discharge (e.g. effluent)