homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
delusion; trick of the imagination
being settled; coming to a conclusion
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
the way one works; one's working manner
beginning of the year; the oldest person
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
winter vacation; winter holidays
to escape death; to be saved from death
source of information; intelligence source; message source
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
midway; halfway through; in the course of
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
adduction; rolling internally; intorsion
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
siblings; brothers and sisters
intravenous drip infusion; intravenous drip; drip infusion
a little bit; a little while
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
conjecture; guesswork; guess