to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to get on the wrong vehicle (bus, train, etc.)
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
long night (esp. of autumn)
poetic sentiment; poetic interest; poetic inspiration
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
figure eight; figure of eight
train that stops at every station; local train
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
trivial; not amounting to much
voice training; vocal exercises
unkindness; unfriendliness
first cry of a newborn baby
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
height of; middle of; full bloom
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)