to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
eating only a little; having a small appetite
now that; since; so long as; because
fulfilment of a vow; fulfillment of a vow
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
individual; private person; personal; private
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
grandfather; male senior-citizen
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
definite decision; final decision
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
televising; broadcasting; airing
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
primary school; elementary school; grade school
dream for the future; hopes for the future