to insist on one's own ideas
to have a heart to heart talk; to speak frankly
law full of loopholes; toothless law
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
dance performed by a single person
to find a clue; to make a beginning
to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue; to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
children are a poor man's riches
forming into an organization; forming into an organisation; setting up a group
exploiting class; exploiting classes
Takeuchi Mariya (1955.3-)
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
to tile (floor, wall, etc.)
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
to become hard and fibrous; to go to seed; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
living room-cum-dining room
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to miss (e.g. train, plane)
undoubtedly; unmistakably; definitely
pacification work (activity)
in one go; all at once; altogether; all in one piece
inferior to; suffering by comparison with; unable to compare with
nakiri knife; vegetable knife
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
confirmation number; reservation number; reference number
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong