disillusionment with politics
entertaining movie; entertaining film
green crop; green vegetable
literary talent; clever style
Heisei period (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019)
troublesome; pain in the butt
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
stopping; corking; capping; disconnecting (e.g. gas supply)
optical disk; digital optical disk
club journal; club notebook
couple; husband and wife; man and wife; sibling; brother and sister
direct selling; direct sales
(sign of) combing; comb pattern (esp. pottery)
poor piece of work; rubbish; one of my works
careless remark; incriminating remark; unfortunate statement; slip of the tongue
private plan; one's own plan
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
vague recollection; faint memory
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
written word; written language
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind
evening; sunset; nightfall
to be moved to the point of tears; to be touched
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)