to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
forbearance; omission; nonfeasance; inaction
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to be damaged; to receive damage
to grow taller (of people)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to go ahead; to pull ahead
motor show; auto show; car show
heartstrings; koto string
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
Fujiko F Fujio (1933.12.1-1996.9.23)