Kobayashi Sachiko (1953.12-)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Kitajima Saburou (1936.10-)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to complain; to make a complaint
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
in the same way as; just like
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
one's house; one's home; one's family
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine