Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
fast approach; quick intimacy
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
keep up your strength; chin up!
jealousy; roasted rice cake
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
growth period; growing season
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
student in a lower grade; underclassman
action committee; executive committee
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
transfer student; student changing schools
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
in that way; like that; that way
nice; good; well-executed