(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to fall on one's backside
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be silent; to say nothing
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
complete works; complete collection; complete series
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
Japanese person; Japanese people
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to