old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
unsociable; retiring; solitude-loving
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
engineer; technical officer
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
pricking up one's ears and listening; listening attentively
another day; some other day
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
keep up your strength; chin up!
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
increase and decrease; fluctuation
measuring instrument; instrumentation
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to get someone to say; to make someone say
firmly; solidly; heartily
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
sale; sales; selling; marketing
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
coherence; order; focus; point
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
very important person; super star; super big shot
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct