Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
debut work; one's first work
library; book collection; paperback book
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling
railroad; railway; rail transport
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to run about; to rush about
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
middle of the night; dead of night
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
amply; sufficiently; fully; completely; all out
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
collection of short stories; collected short stories
title; index; heading; headline; caption
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
rebellion; great uprising
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time