handsome youth (male); pretty boy
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
softness; gentleness; weakness
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
still (continuing); as ever; further
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to glare at each other; to confront each other
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
walking briskly; determinedly
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to thrust down; to push off
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal