sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
Japanese person; Japanese people
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
somewhere to go; place to go
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
short short (story); flash fiction
Tsutsui Yasutaka (1934.9-)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
depiction; description; portrayal
collection of short stories; collected short stories
one's impressions after reading a book
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
misanthropy; misanthropist
race (of people); type of person
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to blow through; to blow across
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise