table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
Kawamoto Saburō (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 (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
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 be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
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
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
offender; criminal; culprit
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to pass (of time); to elapse
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
planning; plan; project; arrangements
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)