still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
great laughter; burst of laughter
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
Moritaka Chisato (1969.4-)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
one cause; one reason; one factor
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(together) with; -wide; including
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
whole (period); absence during a complete tournament
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
lesion; pathological change
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuvrability
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
getting nauseated; getting angry
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to be kind to; to treat kindly
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea