French popular music; French pop
selection of music; song selection
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
tomfoolery; monkey business
great emperor; ... the Great
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
outside world; physical world
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
bipartite; in two parts; double
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
mechanism; organization; organisation
raising morale; lifting of morale