to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
indicate reason; infers some protest
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
beauty of style; beauty of form
spirituality; spiritual nature
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
and yet; though; when; in spite of
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
this world; this life; world of the living