for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the opposite sex; isomerism
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to switch off; to turn off
to be dead; to be lifeless
sensitivity; susceptibility
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
explanation; interpretation
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
here and there; in places