karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
final; eventual; ultimate
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
by sheer strength; by brute force
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to accept; to receive; to agree
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
recital; recitation; public reading
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
counter for books; volume
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
change; alteration; modification
national border; provincial border
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
Okinawa (city, prefecture)