thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to quit one's job; to resign
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
Miyoshi Tatsuji (1900.8.23-1964.4.5)
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
master painter; great artist; painter; artist
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
nurses' station; nursing station
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
on bad terms; at loggerheads
older brother and younger sister