society; the world; the times
fish with a human-looking face
Niigata (city, prefecture)
coloured carp; colored carp
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
joint together; opposite; facing
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
wish; desire; ambition; choice
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
home area; home town; local
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to repeat; to do over again
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent