connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
right beside; close to; nearby
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to stamp (one's mark, etc.); to seal; to leave (one's footprints, etc.)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
block (of wood); chip; splinter
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
(United States of) America; USA; US
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923