one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
at once; immediately; right now
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
big problem; major issue; big controversy
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be photographed; to be projected
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
doppelgänger; doppelganger
to happen to hear; to overhear
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
soon; shortly; before long
together with; same; both; all; including ...
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
great writer; literary master; distinguished author
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
at that time; in those days
... years old; age (of) ...
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time