to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
had better ...; had better not ...
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
signing; autograph session
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
Kitajima Saburou (1936.10-)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
well-known; noted; celebrated
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise