to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
it's been a long time; long time no see
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
on the occasion of; at the time of
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
general; popular; common; typical
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
after that; afterwards; thereafter
head over heels; headlong; head first
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to become better; to improve
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
(committee) chairman; president
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
Hoshino Yukinobu (1954.1.29-)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to be comfortable; to be easy; to be relaxed; to be cosseted
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar