shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
Niigata (city, prefecture)
senior high school; high school
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
residing; living; dwelling
Nishimura Kyoutarou (1930.9-)
Nishida Sachiko (1939.1.9-)
Nishijima Yousukezan (1973.5.15-)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
contract; compact; agreement
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
tenth day of the month; ten days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
schedule; program; programme; agenda
don't worry; no worries; never mind
Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
under repair; out of service
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution