to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
logistics; supply; communications
something; some kind of; for some reason
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to approach; to draw near
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
memory; ability to remember
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Kinoshita Toukichirō (1920.3.25-)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
monkey-like face (e.g. protruding ears); simian features
to win favour; to win favor
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately