flour; meal; powder; dust
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
without doubt; certain; sure
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to pierce through; to break through
to crumble away; to collapse
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
level ground; plain; flatland
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
phantom; vision; illusion
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
(with a) start; fright; alarm
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
although there are many of them
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to offer (put up) resistance
this and that; one thing or another
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
eating; bite (in fishing)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
session; jam session; jam