it's not like; it isn't as if
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
courting; wooing; making advances
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
chubby chaser; person attracted to overweight people
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
I see; that's right; indeed
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to be needed; to be wanted
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
Matsuyama Chiharu (1955.12-)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to