communication skills; communication ability
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
late at night; small hours of the morning
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
matter causing distress; something causing worry
post-impressionism; postimpressionism
Vincent van Gogh (03.30.1853-07.29.1890)
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
however; having said that; but
little finger; pinky; little toe
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
being startled; getting a shock
dealing with; coping with
with a friendly grin; smilingly
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
Antares (star in the constellation Scorpio); Alpha Scorpii
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
field; plain; prairie; moor
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to give; to do (something) for
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems