Murakami Sho-ji (1955.5.28-)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
Higgs particle; Higgs boson
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
protecting a rice field; watching over a field; person who watches over a rice field
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori); stickleback
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
what day?; what day of the week?
burnable garbage; burnable waste
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
official divorce registration papers
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information