to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
leather-soled sandals (geta)
leather-soled sandals (geta)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
first sound of cicadas of the year
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
watching without paying (a film, play, etc.); watching for free (e.g. on illegal streaming sites); reading for free (e.g. pirated manga)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rosary; string of prayer beads
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to lean on; to rest against
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
given the circumstances; such being the case
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
ordinary person; unenlightened person
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)