to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to hang (something) on the wall
ukiyoe of beautiful women; bijin-ga
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
an assortment; combination
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
exercises; practice problem
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum