to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
man; male; masculine gender
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
the other day; a few days ago
at a young age; while still young
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to state; to express; to mention
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
Komatsu Sakyou (1931.10-)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
serialization; serialisation; serial story
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
varieties; different kinds
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
scariest; most frightening
Tsutsui Yasutaka (1934.9-)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
2channel (Japanese online forum)
something like ...; something called ...
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
true state; actual condition; reality