plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to make an appeal; to urge
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
insatiable; untiring; persistent
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
about when; about what time; how soon
coexistence; living together
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
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
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
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
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
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; 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