spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Ōgai; Ōgai Mori (1862.2.17-1922.7.9; novelist, poet, translator and Army Surgeon general officer)
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
please (give me); please (do for me)
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
teahouse that sells fruit (or serves fruitcake, etc.)
window; window (shop display)