to rise; to swell; to be promoted
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
second day of the month; two days
third day of the month; three days
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
The Golden Demon (Konjiki Yaksha) (1897 novel by Ozaki Koyo)
Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
loveable; very likeable; like very much
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
one-by-one; separately; in detail
gem; jewel; precious stone
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
slim; slender; slight; delicate
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger