putting out the light; switching off the light
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to give directions; to issue instructions
late at night; at a late hour
doppelgänger; doppelganger
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
witnessing; observing; sighting
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
root; joint; base; crotch
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
malicious; deliberately mean
rest; break; recess; intermission
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
self-torturing; masochistic
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold