artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
troublesome; bothersome; burdensome
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
senior high school student
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
one's principal residence; main home
summit meeting; top-level conference
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go ahead; to pull ahead
all night long; all through the night
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to be born; to come into the world
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
liquefaction; fluidification
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after