permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
charming; fascinating; attractive
coincident with; while; simultaneously
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
main cause; primary factor
nothing but; none other than
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
Japanese person; Japanese people
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
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
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
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)
bank; banking institution
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
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)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
work experience; work history
direct unforked road; straight path
as (for); for; in the capacity of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also