sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
original story; original version; this volume
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
encouragement; urging; spurring on
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
knot (nautical mile per hour)
to entrust (a person) with power of attorney (to do something for one)
loanword; foreign-origin word
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
high efficiency; high performance
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to hold the purse strings
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
minute adjustment; fine tuning
black-and-white television
color-blindness; colour-blindness