to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
princess; daughter of a nobleman
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
research vessel; research ship
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
how; in what way; how about
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point