to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation
Fujimoto Hitomi (1951.11.2-)
Japanese language specialist; linguist specializing in Japanese
Sawamura Sadako (1908.11.11-1996.8.16)
men's volleyball; boys' volleyball
spoken language (as opposed to literary)
Kobayashi Yoshinori (1953-)
Takamine Hideko (1924.3-)
record of Diet proceedings
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
Haifu Yanagidaru (collection of Edo-period senryu)
being left out; being ostracized
Taniyama Hiroko (1956.8-)
Takeda Taijun (1912-1976)
to concur; to be the same (thought, opinion, etc.); to have the same way of doing
Shiroyama Saburou (1927.8-)
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending
clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting