revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
reaction; response; reaction
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
matter of time; question of time
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
gleaming; shining; glistening
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
recently; lately; these days
very much; exceedingly; extremely
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
water's edge; beach; shore
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
convenience store lunch box
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic