Western painting; Western film; Western movie
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
children's song; nursery rhyme
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
overhaul; taking apart and cleaning
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
cold district; northern district
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
wicked thought; wicked mind
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
first thing in the morning
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
deep inside; innermost place
statue; picture; picture revealing character
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
engineer; technical officer
being very busy; busyness