a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
Ooya Souichi (1900.9.13-1970.11.22)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
point of an argument; drift of an argument
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
please; somehow or other; one way or another
if you think about it; come to think of it
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
depending on; dependent on