paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
to talk (a person) down; to confute
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
fluent (in a language); flowing
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
homeroom; form room; form class
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to demand money; to pester; to extort
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
parental love or affection
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
nod; inclination of the head
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle