strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
Fujiko Fujio (1934.3.10-)
great laughter; burst of laughter
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
foreign; abroad; overseas
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
variety show (e.g. on TV)
serious; not joking; straight
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
unique; individual; original; unusual
living room (Japanese-style)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...