Europe and America; the West
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
title of honour; title of honor
good family; respectable family; decent family
Daijirin (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
accurate; correct; precise; exact
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
indoor swimming pool; indoor pool
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
mass communication; mass media
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
Setouchi Jakuchou (1922.5-)
Shiba Ryoutarou (1923.8.7-1996.2.12)