neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
prohibition; inhibition; ban
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
prohibited item; banned item
critic; reviewer; commentator
pointing out; identification
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic