loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
the senses; sensuality; carnality
expression; presentation; representation; notation
considerably; fairly; quite
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Nakagami Kenji (1946-1992)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
depiction; description; portrayal
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Takahashi Gen'ichirō (1951.1-)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity