to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
at that time; in those days
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
while; during; while; although; all; both
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
people; men and women; each person; everybody
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
back country; remote countryside
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
memory; sense; experience
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation