I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Takaoka's Travels (1987 fantasy novel by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
now that; since; so long as; because
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be too late; to be too slow
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to be able to manage somehow or other
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through