success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
positive thinking; optimism
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
all you want; as much as one wants
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
rolling (ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
Kobayashi Nobuhiko (1932.12-)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
Kobayashi Ichizou (1873.1.3-1957.1.25)
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
existence; possession; having; limited company
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
starting (construction) work
railroad; railway; rail transport
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
first (of its kind) in Japan