to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
information; experience; knowledge; observation
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
but; however; provided that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
geographical dictionary; gazetteer
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
originally; by nature; from the start
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
discovery; detection; finding
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
business; trade; operations; sales
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
artists' world; painting circles