Atsumi Kiyoshi (1928.3.10-1996.8.4)
Mifune Toshirou (1920.4.1-1997.12.24)
macrobiotics; macrobiotic diet
two-by-four (e.g. method)
Kuroyanagi Tetsuko (1933.8-)
ureteral stone; ureteral calculus; ureterolith
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
morning session (stock exchange); morning trading
restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
indulgent to (one's) children
to repair again; to join again
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
young CEO; young company president
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
hakkeyoi!; come on!; go ahead!
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
demand note; dunning letter (note)
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
hives; nettle rash; urticaria