Kyoto University Graduate School
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
long run (of a film, play, product, etc.)
monaural; monophonic; mono
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
summary; digest; outline; abstract
questionnaire results; survey results
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
payment to the government
purse; change purse; wallet
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
when; at what moment; what time
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
number of copies; circulation
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
debut work; one's first work
monthly publication; monthly issue
comic books; comics; comic; comical
autumn breeze; fall breeze
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
rosary; string of prayer beads
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
first thing in the morning
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
big fan (of something or someone); great fan