chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
father; dad; husband; you; he
one eye; one of one's eyes
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed