bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
connection; link; relationship
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
personality; character; individuality; personhood
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
unfortunately; regrettably
reality; actuality; hard fact
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear