manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
preface; introduction; preamble
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
unprecedented; never seen before
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to join forces with; to cooperate with
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
recently; lately; these days
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
and; thereupon; because of that
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake; to miss
Shimamoto Rio (1983.5.18-)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
multiplication table; times table
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis