high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
honorific/polite/humble prefix
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
senior high school; high school
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
how; in what way; how about
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
older sister; lass; young lady
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest