mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
modernization; modernisation
popularization; popularisation
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
Okamoto Tarou (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
value system; set of values
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
very popular; highly favoured
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally