powerless; helpless; incompetent
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to speak; to say; to vocalize
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
stopping at; going no further than
ceasing to write; ceasing one's writing activities; retiring as a writer; putting down one's pen
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
recommendation; referral; endorsement
interview (e.g. for a job)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
essence; true nature; substance; reality
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to move forward; to move on
overestimation; overvaluing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short