noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
conviction; belief; confidence
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
down jacket; quilted down coat
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
flag with a red circle on a white background; the Japanese flag
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
price; cost; value; worth; value
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness