Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
God; god; ace; king; superior person
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
both; both sides; both parties
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
contradiction; inconsistency
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary