to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
town girl; girl raised in a town
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
northern part; the north (of a region)
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
head house (family); birthplace; originator
exceptional item; extraordinary product
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
very; greatly; exceedingly
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
nonchalant air; unruffled air
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season