this world; this life; world of the living
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to beat to death; to kill
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
seasonal flowers arranged for a tea ceremony; flowers in a tea room
summer vacation; summer holiday
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state