uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government); releasing information (of an organization or an individual); making public
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
providing information; provision of information; information provision
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
heading; headline; index; headword
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
Mie Prefecture (Kinki area)
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
top recommendation; something highly recommended
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to beat time; to mark time
to pay attention; to be watchful
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively