no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
carelessly; inattentively
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
tradition; legend; folklore
admiration; being impressed (by)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
already; now; no longer; not any more
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
calm; composed; leisurely
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
taking one's own life; suicide
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to make one's own; to take possession of
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
single word; a few words; brief comment
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
calm; composed; cool; quiet
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine