to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
handsome young man; Adonis
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
weather forecast; weather report
TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
to run about trying to escape
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
this and that; one thing or another
mysterious thief; phantom thief
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
personification; anthropomorphization
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
doing whatever one pleases
primary school; elementary school; grade school
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
to taste; to try (food or drink)