punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to gush out; to gush forth; to effuse
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to run about; to rush about
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to quicken one's pace (steps)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
counter seat; seat at the counter
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
not understanding; not knowing
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
incident; affair; happening; event
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
hoarse voice; husky voice
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
death (of an emperor); demise
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
condition; state (of health); appearance
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
mass communication; mass media
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
how can (one) do something
private office; private practice
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting