Watanabe Shin'ichirō (1934-)
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
technical high school; industrial high school
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
whereabout; about where; how much
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to be full of pride; to be boastful
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
searching for someone; search for a missing person
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
what do you want?; can I help you?
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
senior high school; high school
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
bright person; talented student; prodigy
eternity; permanence; perpetuity