electrically powered; electric
topcoat; light overcoat for use in spring and autumn
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
second marriage; remarriage
independent state; independent nation
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
one's (official) authority; power
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
teacher; instructor; professor
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
every single word and phrase; word by word
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
sympathy; empathy; response
to have a smattering knowledge of
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
intelligence agency; secret service
professional killer; hit man