to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
cattleman; raising cattle
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
exploitation; overuse; abuse
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
inside; interior; inner part
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
remaining snow; lingering snow
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
here and there; in places
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
raging waves; battle cry; war cry
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
lively song; lively dance
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
deceased father; late father