astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
together; at the same time; same; identical
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
for some (unspecified) reason
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
drinking until one is broke/smashed/useless/wasted
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
burning low; waning; declining
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
understood; I see; OK; present; here
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(period of) a year; during an era
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
in search of; in order to look for
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly