Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
children's story; fairy tale
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
body; group; party; company; troupe
express home delivery (by the Kuroneko Yamato company); door-to-door parcel delivery; courier service
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
spine (of book); binding (of book)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
indeed; really; truly; very much
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
wherein; therein; thereinto
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
discovery; detection; finding
library (usu. single-room); small library
solitude; loneliness; isolation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
that's the way it is; such is life