good-natured; of good character
infectious disease requiring official reporting
mixture; impurity; adulteration
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer; being left unresolved for a long time (e.g. a problem); being shelved
double room (e.g. at a hotel)
labor union; labour union; trade union
drainboard; draining board
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
irregularity; irregular conjugation; translative
Ayukawa Tetsuya (1919.2-)
to increase (an amount of money or goods)
to twist; to twirl; to fiddle around with; to play with; to rack one's brains
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
light and darkness; light and shade
to get along well together; to be close to each other
disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting; disconcerting
otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department
to run one's eye over (e.g. to check if it's OK); to glance over; to skim through
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
handbag; purse; briefcase; attache case
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
search for corroborative evidence
make an issue or problem of something; something becoming a problem or issue