tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
famous scene (in a movie or play)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
general; popular; common; typical
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be silent; to say nothing
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
adherent; devotee; believer
favourite book; favorite book
Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
man of letters; literary man
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
humanism; humanitarianism