here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
practical problem; practical matter
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to indicate; to show; to point to
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
second edition; additional printing
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
single standard; single base; single-feature show
vocational school; technical school
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
women's college; women's university
to mark the end; to spell the end
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar