doorknob; door knob; door handle
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
each place; various places
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
as far as the eye can see
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
here and there; in places
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
hedge; fence; border; limit
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
attenuation (factor, rate)
transmission; propagation; spread
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
the whole nation; everyone in the country
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to become decrepit and ugly with age
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
student guidance; student counseling
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
stable boy; stable hand; groom
herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy
Identification, Friend or Foe; IFF
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
exaltation; emotional uplift