to resound; to echo; to reverberate
dark night; moonless night
to overflow from something full
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
person who has rendered distinguished service
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to blaze; to burn brightly
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
related to; in relation to
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of