to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
the place for; the time for; the level of
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to shout (in anger); to yell
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
mobilization; mobilisation
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
in terms of; from the point of view of
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
coexistence; living together
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
Niwa Fumio (1904.11.22-2005.4.20)
island in a pond or river
ordinary person; untitled individual
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab