example; simile; metaphor; allegory
grasp; catch; understanding
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
original story; original version; this volume
Inoue Kouzou (1956.12.30-)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
colored contact lens; coloured contact lens; cosmetic contact lens; decorative contact lens
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
what is called; what they call; so-called
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
practical question (problem); practical matter
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
fully prepared; all ready
skateboard; skateboarding
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; so long
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)