to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
image; figure; figure; form; image
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
Dodgers (e.g. Los Angeles Dodgers)
systematic; organized; organizational
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
Kadota Hiromitsu (1948.2.26-)
and so; therefore; for that reason
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic