start of a romance; beginning of love
trivial; not amounting to much
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
way; method; means; resource; course
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; dirt
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
one-year-old; one year old
deep-seated grudge; hatred
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
everybody; every last one of them; all
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
westward trip; trip to the West
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
for the first time in one's life
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to express (in words); to confess
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
fertile shoot of field horsetail