Tsuchiya Keiichi (1956.1.30-)
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
chat; desultory conversation
monkey bars; horizontal ladder
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to be profitable; to yield a profit
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
and; thereupon; because of that
branch manager; manager of a branch office
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
person who is ...; thing that is ...
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice