futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
every person; every mouth; every entrance
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to apologize; to apologise
regret; repentance; remorse
to happen to have on hand or in stock
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
reality; actuality; hard fact
life-prolonging treatment
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to have a talk; to tell a story
to pass (of time); to elapse
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)