explanation; interpretation
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to apply pressure to; to press
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
letter; missive; note; mail
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
otherwise; or else; if not
same crime; being equally guilty
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
self-control; self-restraint
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
in that manner; like that
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
otherwise; if not; or else
to move forward; to move on
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
now that; since; so long as; because