to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to throw down the drain; to waste
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
Concorde fallacy; Concorde effect; sunk cost fallacy
behavioral economics; behavioural economics
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
concord; Concord; Concorde
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to continue to do; to persist in doing
regret; repentance; remorse
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
although; though; despite the fact that ...
the opposite sex; isomerism
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
button (clothing); push-button
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to use up all one's strength
funeral; burial; condolence
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration