to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
people; men and women; each person; everybody
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
attendance (at school); going to school
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
unique; unsurpassed; ranking foremost
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
of tender years; very young
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)