American continent; the Americas
discovery; detection; finding
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
that's a different matter; that's a different story
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
back off!; leave me alone!
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to give directions; to issue instructions
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
audience; spectator; spectators
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
unexpected result; upset; surprise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
Kawai Sonoko (1965.6.20-)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
common and low grade type of katsuobushi; bamboo rod used during imperial exorcism ceremonies
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude