(how) many times; (how) often
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
cartoon-character costume
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
trial product; prototype model
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
to teach; to take a teaching job
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to concern; to be related
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
suddenly; all of a sudden
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
Olympic cauldron; Olympic flame platform
all over Japan; throughout Japan
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)