stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to rock; to shake; to swing
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
Hirata Junji (1956.12.20-)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny