Matsuoka Yousuke (1880.3.4-1946.6.27)
internationally-minded person; cosmopolitan; cosmopolite; international celebrity
Nagashima Shigeo (1936.2.20-)
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
team (of players, athletes); squad; (sports) delegation
I don't like it; I hate it
placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); depositing ashes
Japanese record; national record
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
European countries; European nations
please (give me); please (do for me)
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)