or; OR (Boolean operator)
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to clamber (up); to scale
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
professionalism; professional awareness
society; the world; the times
(not) even once; (not) ever
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
long ago; already; a long time ago
ill will; malice; evil intent
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
in the same way as; just like
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
-less; lacking; non-existing
female high-school student
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly