to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
classification; categorization; sorting
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
beforehand; in advance; previously
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
pure literature; belles-lettres
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; the matter in question
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
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
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