(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
being too late; losing one's final chance
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
well-known; noted; celebrated
new book; new publication
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
occasional; infrequent; rare
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
interview (e.g. for a job)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
installation (esp. software)