match (for lighting a fire)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
imposing stance; daunting pose
swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to speak; to hear a voice
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
dealing with; coping with
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
student (esp. a university student)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
congestion caused by a traffic accident
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus); Japanese spindle tree
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes