power; authority; influence
boastful speech; bragging
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
rousing oneself fiercely; being intensely stirred up
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to kill by burning to death
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
with a whistle (e.g. of a kettle)
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky
pleasant feeling; good vibes
amorous adventure; love affair
waterproofing; waterproof finish
weather-beaten; bleached skull
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
government office building
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up