other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
Hagiwara Sakutarou (1886-1942)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
eating between meals; snacking
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
snail's pace; (lit.) ox walk
potato chips; potato crisps
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jie Shi) (1887.10.31-1975.4.5)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997); Teng Hsiao-p'ing
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
man; male; masculine gender
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
business rival; professional jealousy
jumping to a hasty conclusion
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
this place; where one comes from; here
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
one eye; one of one's eyes
devil worship; diabolism; diabolatry; Satanism
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with