quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
early (days); initial stage; initial
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
piece; fragment; one (object)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
neighbourhood; neighborhood
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
no, not like that (but like this)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion