farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
script; screenplay; scenario
Yōko Ogawa (1962.3.30-; writer)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
honour; honor; glory; privilege
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
preface; introduction; preamble
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
I've got to be going; I must go
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
waste management (garbage collection) industry
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
recollection; reminiscence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
reason; cause; circumstances
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan