to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
front; frontage; facade; main
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
municipal office; council; city hall
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to degenerate; to lapse into
it's been a long time; long time no see
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
novelization; turning (a film script, manga, etc.) into a novel
to have the privilege of doing
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
together with; same; both; all; including ...
step; stride; counter for steps
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
on sale; available (to buy)
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other