fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
a dirty or underhanded trick
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
retrogression; regression
toughened glass; tempered glass
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound