Kitajima Saburou (1936.10-)
heart pounding; chest tightening
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
true friend; close friend
Western music; European music
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
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expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
right in the midst of; right at the height of
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
main school; principal school; this school; our school
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)