debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
general public; the masses
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
village; hamlet; countryside; country
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
knee dislocation; making somebody's knees bend (by hitting them behind the knees with one's own knees)
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
in the future; another day; later
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
eating between meals; snacking
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
to feel hungry; to get hungry
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
steamed mochi; manjū; bread
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Western brute (esp. American and British); Western savage
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
real hair; one's own hair
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
modernization; modernisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes