incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
production (e.g. play); direction
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to keep in mind; to memorize
to take a firm stand; to argue about
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
consulting agreement; advisory contract
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
basic resident register network system
convenient; handy; useful
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
along the road; along the way
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming