pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
that year; same year; same age
Ooyabu Haruhiko (1935.2.22-1996.2.26)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
association; society; organization; organisation
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
special award; special prize
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to order; to command; to appoint
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to surround; to crowd around
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan