Americanization; Americanisation
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
sports-minded; sports-oriented
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
agricultural land; farmland
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
tachyon (hypothetical elementary particle)
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
direct connection; direct link
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air