commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
postwar period; period after Second World War
human; human-like; as a person
rather; better; instead; if anything
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
general idea; concept; notion
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
superiority complex; sense of superiority
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
on the occasion of; at the time of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
not limited to; not just ...
Sakamoto Ryuuichi (1952.1-)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
tripartite talk; three-man talk
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be conspicuous; to stand out
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
Japanese person; Japanese people
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)