beyond comparison; incomparable
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
exhibition; display; putting on show
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to blow through; to blow across
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Sakaguchi Ango (1906.10.20-1955.2.17)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
technically accomplished; technical; polished
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
many; much; plenty; hardly
riser (in a building); rise
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
large crowd; mass of people
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
light snow fall; small snow flakes
Heian-jingu (shrine in Kyoto)
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon