desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
rich person; wealthy person
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
one grain; one drop; one bead
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
hatago (type of Edo-period inn for travellers)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to give; to do (something) for
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
wretched life; life of misery
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
most part; greater part; majority
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
magazine; journal; periodical
solitude; loneliness; isolation
reading matter; reading material
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on