impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
freedom; free man; free woman
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
rich person; wealthy person
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
clearing one's throat; cough
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
sense of values; values; value system
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
danger; peril; hazard; risk
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow