loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
the senses; sensuality; carnality
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
Nakagami Kenji (1946-1992)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
depiction; description; portrayal
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Takahashi Gen'ichirō (1951.1-)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom