positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
excellent; superb; first-rate
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
master; masterhand; maestro
Tsutsui Yasutaka (1934.9-)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
is something that; is that which
simply; merely; only; solely
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to take on a role; to take part
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to speak; to say; to vocalize
how many years; how long; what year
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
feeling keenly; fully realizing
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
just a minute; small quantity
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
last week; the week before
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)