state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
older sister; elder sister
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
round shape; circle; circular form
school building; schoolhouse
primary school; elementary school; grade school
aging; wearing out; deterioration
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
home area; home town; local
local specialty; special product (of a region)
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab; champagne crab (Hypothalassia armata)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine