Ichirō; Suzuki Ichirō (baseball player) (1973.10.22-)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
besides; in addition; also; moreover
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
early (days); initial stage; initial
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
senior high school student
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
of course; certainly; naturally
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
hospitalization; hospitalisation