aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
job hunting; job searching
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
waste of time; killing time
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
man; male; masculine gender
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Kitajima Saburou (1936.10-)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
company president; manager; director
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful