braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
circulation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); number of copies sold
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
equal rights among men and women
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
to deal with a large number
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
political asylum; political exile
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
human rights organization; human rights organisation
traitor (to one's country); quisling
increase in the average age of marriage
househusband; stay-at-home dad
lonely heart; male virgin; loser; geek
positive thinking; optimism
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
a morning drink (of sake)
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
house where one was born; one's parents' house
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
curiosity; inquisitiveness