collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
weight; heavyweight boxer
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
cooking class; cookery school
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
person who gives the right (correct) answer
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
sudden impulse; passing fancy
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
real thing; original; actual
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
decoration; ornament; trimmings
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
traditional; conventional
festival; feast; carnival
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
chief; main; principal; major
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
line; queue; procession; matrix
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
too much; excessively; too