Itoi Shigesato (1948.11-)
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
baby boom generation (of 1947-1949)
generation; the world; the age
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
secretary general; chief secretary
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
cannibalism; anthropophagism
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
counter for wheels and flowers
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to appear in the newspaper
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
small fish sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt; seafood pickled in soy (esp. squid)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
unchastity; misconduct; dissipation; fornication
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)