dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
Minakata Kumagusu (1867.5.18-1941.12.29)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
writing (e.g. as a profession)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
small fraction; small proportion
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
waist; waistline; waist measurement
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
piece of evidence; evidence
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
episode; anecdote; vignette
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to blow off; to be blown off
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)