feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
in succession; one after another
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
time; season; period; phase; stage
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
to entrust; to leave to a person
a long time ago; in those days
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
this (very thing); this precisely
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
retort; back talk; backchat
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
show; exhibition; spectacle
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement