birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Matsukata Hiroki (1942.7-)
(period of) a year; during an era
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
beginning; outset; first; onset
about when; about what time; how soon
father; dad; husband; you; he
older sister; lass; young lady
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(some) more; even more; longer; further
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many