having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
first shrine visit of New Year
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
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to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
almost; roughly; approximately
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
admission ticket for an examination