oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Jugemu (Japanese folktale)
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
this and that; various things
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
letter; missive; note; mail
and yet; though; when; in spite of
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)