having said that; on the other hand
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
well-bred; of good upbringing
well-bred; of good upbringing
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
writing implement; writing tool
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to mind; to care; to worry
is something that; is that which
picture element; image pixel; PEL
home video game console; home console
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
demo tape; demonstration tape