(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
same kind (race); homogeneousness
space; interval; space character; whitespace
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
standing tree; standing timber
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
Yōko Ogawa (1962.3.30-; writer)
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 slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to employ; to hire; to charter
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
department store; department