to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
long ago; already; a long time ago
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
Nakasone Yasuhiro (1918.5.27-)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
Ghanzi (Botswana); Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)