acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
general; popular; common; typical
Kanehara Hitomi (1983.8.8-)
snake; serpent; large snake
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to turn towards; to point
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
commerce; trade; business
frame; framework; outline
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon