whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
drunkenness; intoxication
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
changing clothes; change of clothes
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to blaze; to burn brightly
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ago; since; before; previous
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
to gain fame; to make one's name
Matsushita Electric Industrial (abbr)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty