Yumeno Kyūsaku (1889.1.4-1936.3.10)
failure story; horror story
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
home; household; family; hearth
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
(religious) faith; belief; creed
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
defense; defence; protection
nervousness; oversensitivity
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute