big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
weakening; emaciation; decline
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
rule; reign; government; governing
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
simultaneous; all at once
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
individual; private person; personal; private
occasional; infrequent; rare
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
female high-school student
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal