speech; expression; wording; language
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
story; tale; talk; discussion
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
proposal; proposition; suggestion
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori); stickleback
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
Murakami Sho-ji (1955.5.28-)
until now; so far; up to the present
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person