I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
weather girl; female TV weather presenter
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
what day?; what day of the week?
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
novel; story; (work of) fiction
the front; honest; upright; decent
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
parent-teacher association; PTA
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
one's later years; final years (in life)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
short story; short film; short poem