-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
professional; careerman; worker
to soak into; to permeate
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
on hand; readily available
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
radical (of a kanji character)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
personal appearance; character; personality
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
preliminary arrangements; spade work
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
other than; excluding; without
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to mix; to blend; to combine
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to dance; to perform a dance
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself