engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
moment; brief space of time
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
(having) same family and personal name
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
colored pattern; coloured pattern; love scene
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
that is to say; so that means
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
about when; about what time; how soon
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece