manic depression; mood swing
factor of proportionality; constant of proportionality
Mixi (Japanese social networking website)
tanga; brief bikini-like underwear, orig. from Brazil
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam); old man living in the countryside
victory is mine; with this, I'll win
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
as (one) walks on, and on
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis); snow-flower
in the background; not standing out
destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain; the land outlasts the king
white wig, worn by an actor playing a demon (noh)
dictionary of terminology; glossary
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
all good works; all good deeds
outcast; odd man out; pariah
rice cooking; boiling rice
somebody (important); person of importance
home run hitting competition
archives (building); record office; museum
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
infamous crime or offense (offence)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to