to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to drop; to lose; to let fall
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Sonomanma Higashi (1957.9-)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
middle of the night; dead of night
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
baseball stadium; ballpark
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
life; living; I; me; student
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
passion; enthusiasm; zeal