(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
woman; female; feminine gender
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
as a child; when one was a child
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
results; record; grades; marks
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
the reason is that ...; because
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting