Murakami Sho-ji (1955.5.28-)
pilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
house of a prince of the blood
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep
predicament; difficult situation
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
(arch.) boy (sometimes derog.); you
news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
to rest; to relax; to repose
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
young; youth; young person
Japan and the Philippines
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate