height; acme; extremity; end; limit
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
(large) building; public building; hall
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
that; the matter in question
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
besides; in addition; also; moreover
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
spiritual awakening; resolution
what kind of; what sort of; what
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
maintenance; preservation; improvement
youthful; young; young-looking
start; beginning; first step; clue
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
second-hand shop; curio shop
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to ascend; to go up; to climb
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
virgin territory; virgin soil; uncultivated land; unexplored area (of study, research, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
interest; appeal; attraction; fun