style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
endurance; perseverance; patience
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
manuscript; version; draft
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
writing; composition; essay; sentence
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
complete works; complete collection; complete series
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
young girl; lass; adolescent female
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)