strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
questions and answers; dialogue
one thin flat object; one sheet
will not do; do not; does not
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
piece; fragment; one (object)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
not caring; not giving a damn
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
something like ...; something called ...
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
woman; lady; adult female
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
same kind (race); homogeneousness
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
even if not; even without
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Toyama (city, prefecture)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
life; living; I; me; student
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons