life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to mix; to blend; to combine
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
red food coloring; red food colouring
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
have a good day; take care; see you
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
heart; guts; nerve; central part
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
public hall; community center; community centre
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
carbonization; carbonisation
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
at least; at most; (even) just
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off