to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
participant; entrant; player; competitor
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
misrepresentation; false statement
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
losing weight; slimming; lean person
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
attainment of Buddhahood during life
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
women's group; women's association
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
technique; art; skill; move
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour