it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in that way; thus; so; so?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be able to manage somehow or another
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
don't you think?; indicates question
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
at that time; in those days
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pure literature; belles-lettres
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)