staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
making a strange face; strange face
siblings; brothers and sisters
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
close; intimate; on good terms
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
underestimation; undervaluation
job hunting; job searching
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
job hunting; job searching
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
food and drink; eating and drinking
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate