Yes. More accurately to say, the clause 互いを求める is modifying 気持ち. In this case, 互いを求める explains the content of 気持ち; the feeling/their feelings that they desire for each other.
確かめ合う is a combined verb. "The pre-masu form of the verb + 合う"(e.g. 愛しあう, 助けあう, 話しあう, 戦いあう,,,) means "to do something each other", so it's often used with 互いに/を.
…はせがみ続ける。「ぼくに教えて。相談に乗ったげるから。ね。ね」 期待と興奮で今や異形化…たぁげようか,
I doubt the て-た (って-たぁ) thing is even covered in a formal lesson. It's not even normally written. Another nuance to Japanese conversation in everyday life that does not appear in 99% of the language-instruction courses and books.
こういう理由で漫画スタイルの日本語に近づかないようにしているのです。
Seriously is "Chikushou" just about the worst word in Japanese ??
Or in the general category of "unspeakable" words that can be thrown in just about anywhere in the sentence as an emphasizer ??
恋愛感情: romantic feelingsI have another one. I hope it is not too much trouble.
恋愛感情
For this one, I kind of had trouble with it. But, when I read it, I think it means
"fond feelings" or "loving affections". I get the feeling that I am probably wrong.
Thanks again. Your help is appreciated.
Ah, thank you Toritoribe.
寄せる is an instantaneous verb, so 寄せている expresses that an action(寄せる) was completed in the past and the subject is in the completed state now. 寄せていた can be used as the simple past of 寄せている, and also used to suggest that the present state is "not 寄せている" or 寄せていない. The meaning depends on the context.
The translation might appear strange, but it is basically correct. The text is poetry from one of the most famous Japanese poets alive today.
Based on the context within answers received, "minus" in this case is apparently negative evaluation on a message board. Similar idea to thumbs up/thumbs down arrows feedback if you've ever played "Yahoo Answers."
What you read "into" the poem is probably up to the reader. Tanikawa Shuntaro writes a lot in very simple words and sometimes in hiragana only. A lot of times he observes the small happenstances in everyday living to observe the cosmos reflected in them.
Practically all the uses of 'lecture' can be rephrased by 'talk' which makes the sentence too repetitive.
Practically all the uses of 'lecture' can be rephrased by 'talk' which makes the sentence too repetitive.
Talk in a lecture hall ???
Try it yourself from here. This is a possible phrase for a lecture series...連続講演(会)Considering the case where several lectures are to be given and this person will be the speaker in one of them.
Does it fit lyrically ? I would say anyone would "lose themselves" with the implications of "feel lost" in the overflow of sadness by "gettting overwhelmed" under the weight of a crushing emotion.
