one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
bill (at a restaurant); check
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
natural span of life; 250 years old
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
at least; at most; (even) just
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
early (days); initial stage; initial
early detection (of an illness)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
periodic medical check-up (examination)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
if it is the case that ...
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
at work; in the midst of work; working
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
medical science; medicine
progress; advance; improvement; development
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many