plainly; clearly; vividly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to begin; to set about; to start
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
supplement; addendum; appendix
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
change; transition; vicissitudes
curie (unit of radioactivity)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
sympathy; empathy; response
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
people; men and women; each person; everybody
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
self-consciousness; self-awareness
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)