impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
air hole; windhole; ventilator
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
the same; the said; likewise
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
hereabouts; around there; that area
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)