to make an appeal; to urge
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
insatiable; untiring; persistent
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
living together; coexistence
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
living; lifestyle; living room
Akaihane (fund-raising organisation for welfare services); Red Feather
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
change; alteration; modification
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
hidden room; secret chamber
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
sexy; popular; well-liked
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
check; restraint; oppression; repression