(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
in search of; in order to look for
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
loveable; very likeable; like very much
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
rather; sooner; preferably
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
being somewhat excited (agitated)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
digital versatile disc; DVD
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
tradition; legend; folklore
generation; the world; the age
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration