to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
paints; painting material
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
100,000; hundred thousand
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to throw into; to toss into
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
being filled with; being full of; permeation
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
really; truly; indeed; good grief
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger