what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
correction; revision; amendment
consumer electronics; home appliances
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to distract one's attention
to tower over the surroundings
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
process; course; mechanism
isolation; being alone; being friendless
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to keep a watchful eye on
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to jump upon (a moving object)
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay