being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
personification; impersonation; embodiment
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
establishment; settlement
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that is to say; so that means
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
shorts; panties; knickers
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
no, not like that (but like this)
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
they; those guys; those fellows
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
thinnish; somewhat narrow