to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
magic; sorcery; incantation
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
March; third month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
record high; all-time high
participation; joining; entry; adherence
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
exhibition building; pavilion
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
propaganda speech; inflammatory speech
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
in comparison to; rather than
power of the state; government authority
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
plain; plateau; tableland
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
Washington Post (newspaper)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd