Shouda Kazuhiro (1974.5.17-)
hidden historical background
political commentator (journalist, columnist)
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
black kite (Milvus migrans)
assembling a criminal case
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
bond; bill; certificate; security
to wash again; to reconsider
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade