long-term resident; fixed domicile resident; permanent resident
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to get between; to be caught in
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
difficult to eat; unpalatable
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
people from one's hometown
ancient Shinto music and dancing
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
returning to the United States; kibei; Japanese-American children (nisei) born prior to WWII who were sent to Japan for schooling before returning to America
back street; back alley; slums
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to shake; to sway; to waver
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
going about immersed or absorbed; pacing back and forth meditatively; being deep in thought
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)