luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
overlooking; turning a blind eye
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
script; screenplay; scenario
justification; rationalization
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect