atmospheric current; air current; airflow
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
on the way back; returning
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
closing time; lockup; curfew
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
great difference; big difference; wide margin
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
generation; the world; the age
semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
commercial area; business district
clerk; office worker; kulak
to get narrower; to contract
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man