after a long time; for the first time in a while
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
auscultation; listening to a person's chest with a stethoscope
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to badger; to pester; to beg
vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
slight; thin; on the weak side
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
yearned for; longed for; missed
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
morning calm (over the ocean)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
opening a meeting; first meeting
to lean on; to rest against
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
the West; the Occident; Western countries
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)