ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to explain adequately; to be accountable
based on; on the basis of
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to repeat; to be frequent
time axis; time basis; timeline
talk; conversation; dialogue
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
to work without sleep or rest
sexual experience (with women)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
solipsism; philosophical idea that nothing outside of one's own mind really exists
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
from the cradle to the grave
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
following someone's example, and committing suicide
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work