pride; boast; credit (to)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
suppuration; festering; coming to head
to examine someone's expression
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
very low in sugar content
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to rule; to govern; to administer
action; operation; effect; function
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
modesty; humility; being humble
elegance; taste; refinement
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
to become better; to improve
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
intimacy; friendship; familiarity