Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
reality; actuality; hard fact
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
in that way; thus; so; so?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough