charming; fascinating; attractive
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
government; administration
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
materials; data; document
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
rest; break; recess; intermission
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to be absorbed in reading
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together