announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
schoolgirl; female student
just because; even if; even though
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful