the Industrial Revolution
harm; injury; evil (influence)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
Emperor Jinmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon