home (family, domestic) life
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
tax exemption for dependents
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
revision; amendment; alteration
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
Moriyama Mirai (1984.8.20-)
in unison; as one; united
you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
forcing people who can't drink alcohol to drink alcohol
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
high and low (social standing)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
shift away from manufacturing to an information and service-based economy; softening; release (e.g. of a movie) on home video (e.g. DVD, BD, VHS)
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
both eloquent and skilled
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
Meng Hao-ran (Chinese poet, 689-740 CE)
ripped jeans; pre-ripped jeans; distressed jeans
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
alone; unaided; away from home
baseball ground; baseball stadium