rope; cord; policeman's rope
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to do someone in; to bump someone off
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
Chiba Shin'ichi (1939.1.23-)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
Japanese film; Japanese painting
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
Japanese person; Japanese people
cultural standard (of the people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
sincere; honest; faithful
start of a romance; beginning of love