first volume (in set); volume one; book one
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to snatch from; to steal from
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
explanation; interpretation
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
author; writer; novelist; artist
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to be given up; to be discontinued
orphan; person without friends
gentle; mild; meek; tender
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
whole face; all over one's face
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to make merry; to be festive
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be too late; to be too slow
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)