calculated; premeditated; considered
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
living room (Japanese-style)
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
becoming part of the standard inventory (of a product); becoming popular
new product; new line (of products)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
big-name brand; brand-name goods
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
conditionally; with conditions attached
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
ectogenesis; outside the body
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
to find fault with; to question
change; alteration; modification
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with