to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
folklore studies; folkloristics
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
supplement; addendum; appendix
a little; a bit; slightly
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
resident; indigenous; always existing
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
intelligence gathering; information gathering
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
preliminary investigation; preparation
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
successive generations; successive emperors
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit