cake or snack served with tea
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to take off one's clothes; to undress
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
desperately; for one's dear life
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
to get one's head around; to think about
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
ex post facto report; report after the event
to be led by; to be headed by
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
sudden change; complete change
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
close to the wall; alongside the wall
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
spider's thread; spider silk
complete works; complete collection; complete series
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)