family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
Kitajima Saburō (1936.10-)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
blood relationship; blood relative
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
maker; builder; creator; farmer
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics