effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
to be on the right track; to go well
Ozu Yasujirō (1903.12.12-1963.12.12)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
origin; fundamental element
to begin a new chapter (in)
flat-panel television (TV); thin-screen television (TV); thin-model flat-screen television (TV); flat-screen TV
trying out a pen; test-writing
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
uncertain; transient; changeable
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
final part; last bit; end
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
to outrun; to run through to the end
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
rear left; back left; left and behind
made of aluminum (aluminium)
to play cool; to act cool
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into