Kobayashi Nobuhiko (1932.12-)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
existence; possession; having; limited company
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
starting (construction) work
railroad; railway; rail transport
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
first (of its kind) in Japan
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
customer traffic; customers; custom
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
commuting to school; school commute
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
hard to reach place; remote place
at the time; in those days; then
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city