please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
such ... as; or some such
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to summon courage; to be brave
thought; consideration; thinking
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
bento; Japanese box lunch
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
plainly; clearly; vividly
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
outsider; someone outside of a group
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to blow off; to be blown off
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
study; diligence; discount; reduction
male instincts; male frivolity
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
bento; Japanese box lunch
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)