Takeda Shinji (1972.12.18-)
coming; going; being (somewhere); being (doing something)
rental agreement; rental contract; lease
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
to laugh (suddenly); to begin to laugh; to be made to laugh
time preservation; saving time
office romance; workplace romance; love affair with colleague
conclusion of a contract; consummation of a contract
empty lot; vacant plot of land
SMS; short message service
scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)
career enhancement; improving one's career prospects
American joke; US joke; American sense of humor (humour)
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
perfectly matching; totally agreeing; concurring; sticking to
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
email newsletter; email magazine; e-zine; e-mag
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
self-imposed challenge (e.g. speedrun, 100% completion, no deaths)
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds