paste; glue; clothing starch
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to iron; to do the ironing
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
going to and fro; back and forth
to lose one's way; to get lost
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
souvenir store; gift shop
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
real experience; actual observations
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
not up with the times; out of touch
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
shop; small store; business; firm
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
one-by-one; separately; in detail
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic