to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
all over Japan; throughout Japan
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
one by one; in detail; minutely
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to lose heart; to lose motivation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Matsubara Nobue (1961.7-)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
putting out the light; switching off the light
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
love triangle; eternal triangle
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
year in, year out; always; 24-7
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
manslaughter; bodily injury resulting in death
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)