worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to press a question; to cross-examine
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939); Nomonhan Incident
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
present; current; in operation
nervousness; oversensitivity
error; mistake; slip; bug
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
Aum Shinrikyo; Japanese religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
body; group; party; company; troupe
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
scene; spectacle; sight; view
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of