(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
inexpert or untrained eyes
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to strangle; to constrict
making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to be sticky; to be close together
as a child; when one was a child
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
great difference; major mistake
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
exhaust sound; exhaust note
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
to put one's life on the line
bend; curvature; deflection
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety