to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
noxious gas; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to switch off; to turn off
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
one's house; one's home; one's family
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
evening meal; dinner; supper
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
speaking voice; talking voice
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to be bony; to be angular
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus