Yoshida Takurou (1946.4-)
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
great depth; bottomless; great height
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
particularly; only; in the case of
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to call out; to ask someone to come
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
talk; conversation; dialogue
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
alteration; falsification; faking
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit