Kōwa era (of the Southern Court) (1381.2.10-1384.4.28)
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
old clothes; secondhand clothing
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
weekly publication; weekly magazine
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to sink (into); to get depressed
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
100,000; hundred thousand
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
transactions; dealings; business
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
mass communication; mass media
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
parts; accessories; components
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain