to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
about; concerning; related to; -ish
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to become bright; to become clear
spirit; heart; disposition
Sugimura Haruko (1909.1.6-1997.4.4)
Tanaka Kinuyo (1909.11.29-1977.3.21)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
brain hemorrhage; brain haemorrhage
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
sense of values; values; value system
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be born; to come into the world
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
sarcophagus; stone coffin
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)