love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
don't worry; no worries; never mind
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
container (e.g. shipping); skip
here and there; everywhere
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
samue; monk's working clothes
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to look young; to seem young
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time