to abandon; to give up on; to desert
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
use; utility; effect; benefit
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
world; society; people; the public
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to form a group; to form a bunch
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
Aratama Michiyo (1930.1-)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
one's home country; one's homeland
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
Japanese writing; Japanese text
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
a great variety of; diversity
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
pen writing; character written with a pen
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
(writing, painting) brush
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture