just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
besides; moreover; in addition
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
depiction; description; portrayal
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
homosexuality; homosexual love
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
general term; generic name
rikka; formal style of ikebana
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
high; noble; refined; advanced
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
snakelike; snaky; serpentine