reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
glowstick; neon light stick
plump; with a thud; heavily
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
honour; honor; glory; privilege
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
turnover (of possession); (metabolic) turnover; number of strokes in a set time or distance (swimming); egg cooked on both sides; eggs over easy
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
breastplate; chest protector; bib
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
showing one's face in public; facing another person
(death from) starvation; starving to death
script; libretto; scenario
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down