ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
Shōji Murakami (1955.5.28-)
lumping together; putting all together
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down