mountain hamlet; mountain village
congestion caused by a traffic accident
laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (type of laser eye surgery); LASIK
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
extreme weight gain; sudden weight gain; rapid weight gain; ballooning up
postponement; moving to a later date
society; the world; the times
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
losing weight; slimming; lean person
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
individual match; single game
team competition; team game
looking away; looking aside
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign