fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
police; police officer; police station
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
late-night show; midnight broadcast
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
one's own work; making by oneself
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
roller coaster; big dipper
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
fellow; guy; chap; he; him; she
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; (lit.) cat food
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
large saw; framed pit saw
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
to join together; to combine; to join up
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom