to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
craving; longing; thirsting
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
(another's) daughter; young lady
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
opinion; intention; thought
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to say; to be pleased to say
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
addition; supplement; appending; appendix