home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Ikezawa Natsuki (1945.7-)
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
besides; moreover; in addition
Imae Yoshitomo (1932.1.15-)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
Kawamoto Saburou (1944.7-)
at the bedside where one dreams
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
father; dad; husband; you; he
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
number of copies; circulation
3000; three thousand; many
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to blow off; to be blown off
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be born; to come into the world
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
offender; criminal; culprit