moment; brief space of time
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus); Japanese spindle tree
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
already; now; no longer; not any more
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
Takahashi Kazuki (1963.10.4-)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
(not) so much; (not) that much
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
interruption; suspension; break
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
reopening; resumption; restarting
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)