embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to triumph; to be elated with success
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to let out a cry; to shout
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
annual (plant); first-year student
National Museum of Western Art
will; testament; last request
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
the West; the Occident; Western countries
line; queue; procession; matrix
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)