to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
Japanese person; Japanese people
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
founder; organizer; organiser
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
after that; afterwards; thereafter
sidelocks; hair at the temples
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
action; operation; effect; function
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to discuss; to talk together
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus