will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
strength; power; proficiency; ability
period of youth; while young
true character; real nature
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
business trip; official trip
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
life; living; I; me; student
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
way of taking (a pill); way of drinking
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to bubble; to foam; to froth
one's long-cherished desire
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man