jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
or; OR (Boolean operator)
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
to appear all together; to be all present
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
kiss scene; kissing scene
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
to refuse; to reject; to deny
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs