in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
traditional; conventional
military force; military strength
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be too late (to be of use)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after