nearly equal; almost identical; approximately equal (to); approximately equals sign
Suzuki Daisuke (1978.10.27-)
friendly relations; social relations; social life
breaking up a match (on the decision of the referee, in boxing, etc.)
Wu Zetian (624-705); Empress Wu
becoming unworldly; being free from worldliness; not keeping up with social norms
to speak jokingly; to speak teasingly; to joke around; to speak nonsense
Yamada Tarou (1918.3.24-2002.12.23) (1948.8.24-)
to revise (amend) the law
to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion
behavior; behaviour; deportment
model change; model changeover; restyling; facelift
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
making constant reference to
permanence; forever unchanging
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
heliocentric theory; Copernican theory; heliocentrism; heliocentricism
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
bed with frame made of pipes
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
I couldn't care less; not caring less
beginning; clue; starting point
many children; large family
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated