charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
burning low; waning; declining
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
half-width characters (e.g. romaji); single-byte characters; en quad
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
such; this sort of; like this
difficult to ...; hard to ...
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
secret technique; secret art
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
winning in a flash; instant defeat
outsider; someone outside of a group
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight