at the window; by the window; next to the window
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
little by little; bit by bit
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
roar of the sea; sound of waves
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
14th day of the month; 14 days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
world; society; people; the public
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock