making a show of one's faults
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
slightly heavy; a little heavy
leather-soled sandals (geta)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
hope; white hope; person of promise
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
late at night; small hours of the morning
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
to become distant; to recede
to push aside; to push one's way through
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
stealthy steps; soft steps