to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to be in danger of; to be liable to
current state; present or actual strength
outline; summary; survey; handbook
Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
returned goods; returning purchased goods
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to change; to shift; to come and go
considerably; fairly; quite
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
Xi'an Incident (involving the arrest and confinement of Chiang Kai-shek, December 1936)
to finish reading; to read through
to crimp; to join together; to swage; to calk; to caulk
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
one or two; a few; small number
to work hard; to work diligently
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
Hayama Yoshiki (1894.3.12-1945.10.18)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
near; close; beside; third person
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
three generations; three periods; third generation