heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
no regrets; without regrets
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
prison; jail; slammer; pen
(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
still; as yet; as it has been
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
Buddhist memorial service
this company; this firm; this shrine
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
spider's thread; spider silk
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
process; course; mechanism
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
shouting in a thunderous voice
hostility; antagonism; opposition
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
feelings; thoughts; meaning
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
Western clothing; Western binding
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic