crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
spider's thread; spider silk
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
head over heels; headlong; head first
to thrust down; to push off
arrest; apprehension; capture
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to check; to stop; to keep back
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
emotional strength; force of will
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
oblique line; forward slash