友人(ゆうじん)の堀木(ほりき)の影響(えいきょう)でお酒(おさけ)やタバコ、女性(じょせい)や非合法な(ひごうほうな)運動(うんどう)におぼれた

Yozo grew up and went to an art school in Tokyo, but in the loneliness of the city, he met a friend, Horiki, and became involved in alcohol, tobacco, women, and suspicious left-wing movements (political activities). Unable to trust humans, he indulged more and more in a decadent, self-destructive life to escape his fears.