to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
eardrum; tympanic membrane
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
special award; special prize
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
association; society; organization; organisation
dragon god; dragon king; naga
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
Ooyabu Haruhiko (1935.2.22-1996.2.26)
that year; same year; same age
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
god of the wind; wind god; Fūjin (god of the wind)