Watanabe Shin'ichirō (1934-)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
blond hair ("kinpatsu" read backwards)
processing plant; treatment plant
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
electric appliance store; electrician
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
memory-making; making memories
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
rikka; formal style of ikebana
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
earnings from a part-time job
older sister; elder sister
physical work; manual labour (labor)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional