stenographer; writer of shorthand
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
scene; sight; scenario; setting
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
quarrel; trouble; dispute
had better ...; had better not ...
temporary; provisional; interim
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
enumeration; citation; listing
horse racing operated by the Japan Racing Association
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
falsely similar; counterfeit
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
disclosure; exposure; revelation
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
Miki Norihei (1924.4.11-1999.1.25)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
nightlife; night amusements
young master; young gentleman
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful