steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
capital strength (of an enterprise)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
historical; traditional; historic
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
questionnaire; survey; poll
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
unfortunately; regrettably
to live; to make a living; to get on with
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
television advertising; television commercial
Takemura Ken'ichi (1930.4-)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
that is to say; so that means
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated