birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
un-Japanese in appearance or character
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
pensive; meditative; wistful
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
very young; little; childish; immature
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
mountain range; mountain belt
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
world; society; people; the public
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
in perfect form; going swimmingly
action of making something; -ification
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
just now; a little while back; a short time ago