slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
results; record; grades; marks
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)