cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
depravity; corruption; degradation
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
group; bunch; crowd; group
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
company president; manager; director
counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance; admonishment; scolding; exhortation
seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
conviction; belief; confidence
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
old friend; old acquaintance
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
a work or subject to be memorized (memorised)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
vocational school; technical school