to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
training partner; training hall (esp. one made of wooden planks and used for dancing practice)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
beautiful woman; pretty girl
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
fee; charge; rate; material
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
seed; grain; noodle dish with various ingredients added; shaved ice with fruit syrup
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
sun and moon; time; the years; the months
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
winter vacation; winter holidays
primary school; elementary school; grade school
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
festival merrymaking; revelry
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
annual function; annual event
summer vacation; summer holiday
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
there is nothing; having nothing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year