samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
this world; this life; world of the living
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
should; must; -able; probably; likely
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
Yanagisawa Kimio (1948.9.26-)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...