just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to look young; to seem young
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
day of month; counter for days
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
winter vacation; winter holidays
recreation; diversion; relaxation
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
underground train; subway
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
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
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
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded