List of Astro Boy characters
Damascus (Syria); Dimashq
degree of attention; profile
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
custom; practice; convention; precedent
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
knockoff; counterfeit goods
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
rare; uncommon; not often seen
equality; impartiality; evenness
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
handsome young man; Adonis
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
good correspondent; ready writer
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
great difference; major mistake
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
of course; certainly; naturally
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
well known; well connected
centre of attention; center of attention