in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
second marriage; remarriage
different opinion; objection
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt
severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism; stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
jumping about; rampancy; domination
man of letters; literary man
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
official announcement; proclamation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
Tsubota Jōji (1890.3.3-1982.7.7)
even though; despite; when
informal meeting; get-together (for a chat); gathering (for discussion); colloquium; panel discussion; discussion session
tales of wandering gamblers
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to choke; to have trouble breathing