investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
until now; so far; up to the present
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
elevated (structure); overhead
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
almost (did); nearly (did)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
light; easy; non-serious; minor