consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
being closed (e.g. clinic); not seeing patients; not accepting patients
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
unexpected meeting; coincidence
my husband; one's family; family member
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
just because; even if; even though
concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme; final day of a tournament
bunch of flowers; bouquet
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
actor; actress; player; performer
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
correction; revision; amendment
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
like this; in this way; as you see
forgetting; lapse of memory
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
foreign; abroad; overseas
incredible song; great song
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)