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round; tranquil; contentedly at ease

2

mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination

2

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

trifling; trivial; insignificant

1

fever; febrile disease

1

serious illness

1

to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity

1

romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

1

to attract attention

2

Renaissance

1

Verlaine

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Charles Baudelaire

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variorum

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

to escape

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

1

reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience

1

a handful (of)

1

straw

1

to cling

1

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

1

Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)

1

literary world; literary circles

36

various families; various schools of thought

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

3

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

1

wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

3

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

1

business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise

2

to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

2

title; name; degree

1

supremacy; predominance; being superior to

2

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

to call; to call out

1

seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope

2

karma effects; fate; inevitable retribution

1

(a) thought one will never forget; something one will always remember

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

3

triumphant look

1

to show off; to parade; to pretend

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1