miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
incision; operation; section
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
branch road; branch path; fork road
to crawl out of; to creep out of
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
always having a comeback; fast-talking
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
finish; finishing; finishing touches
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up