to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
children's story; fairy tale
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
railroad; railway; rail transport
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
shellfish; seashell; shell
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
coined word; coinage; neologism
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
deadly serious; deadly earnest
one way or the other; either way
to stop talking; to be silent
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
self-deprecating; self-mocking