international politics (as a field of study)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNHCR
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
disparate society; stratified society
influenced (by); under an influence
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
handrail; railing; banister
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
Kobayashi Takiji (1903-1933)
novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
factory boat (ship); floating cannery
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
number of (large) animals
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
Hayama Yoshiki (1894.3.12-1945.10.18)
Hirabayashi Taiko (1905.10.3-1972.2.17)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships