Sotokoba Yoshirou (1945.6.1-)
beautiful spring; fine spring day
to break completely; to bring the house down
celebrity or comedian (usu. male) taking on an effeminate role (through mannerisms, way of speaking, etc.)
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
that's (as in "that's all")
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
authenticity; credibility
elder sister; effeminate man
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
to be late; to be unpunctual
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)