to crawl out of; to creep out of
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
always having a comeback; fast-talking
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
finish; finishing; finishing touches
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
scoundrel; rascal; villain
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
making a show of one's faults
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
vice; immorality; corruption
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)