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(hand) towel

2

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

literary

1

spa; hot spring

2

one's mood while traveling (travelling)

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

open air bath (in an inn, onsen, etc.); external hot spring bath

1

low wooden clogs; komageta

1

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

1

Yosano Tekkan

4

spectacle; sight; scene

1

university (college) professor

1

Yosano Akiko (1878-1942)

1

husband

1

talent; ability

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

3

author; writer; novelist; artist

3

literature

2

passage; paragraph

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

1

ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

1

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

1

steam; vapour; vapor

1

hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

1

lamp; light

1

Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21)

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

literary master

1

stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

2

apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

1

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

1

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

1

asymmetry

1

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

1

looks; features

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

young person; youth; young

1

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

1

student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

1

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

1

weekend; Saturday and Sunday

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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