to take a step backward; to retreat a step
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
to be crowded with people
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
Eirin; Film Classification and Rating Organization
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
aim to make a country a travel destination
issue; offspring; paternal blood
graceful; slim and beautiful
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
non-leap year; normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
rogue nation; rogue state
nobleman's illegitimate child
change of occupation; career change
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
to become rampant; to be rife
in view of the present situation
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
toe; toe (of a golf club)
excessive flattery; adulation
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
to search for; to seek for; to look for
not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)
crown of a buddha's head; brusqueness; grumpiness
underground lake; subterranean lake
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
to be widely recognized; to be famous
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era
harbor entrance; harbour entrance
south entrance; south exit