exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
as everyone knows; needless to point out
duty; obligation; responsibility
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
whistle (sound made with the lips)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
sentiment; sentimentality
dreamer; daydreamer; visionary
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
information; experience; knowledge; observation
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
high; noble; refined; advanced
influence (on someone); inspiration
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
scholarship; scientific attainments
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot