opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
property; fortune; means; assets
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
reopening; resumption; restarting
slapping; splashing; splatting
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
time; season; period; phase; stage
headquarters; head office; main office
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
family; relatives; dependents; household
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
Sakanoue No Tamuramaro (758-811; noble)