song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
university student; college student
drinking bout; merrymaking
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to subsist; to keep on living
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface