long time; long interval; for quite some time
returning from school; going home from school
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
hair dye; hair coloring; hair colouring
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
how can (one) do something
reflector board; board reflector; plane reflector; flat; bounce board; reflector (photography)
indirection; indirectness
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
virgin; innocent young woman
to close (one's eyes); to shut
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
true character; true heart; true spirit
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)