Japanese person; Japanese people
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
writing (e.g. as a profession)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
age (expressed in the Western style of counting fully completed years)
work experience; work history
direct unforked road; straight path
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
spirit; heart; disposition
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)