chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
the Japanese (rising sun) flag
physical education; PE; gym (class)
association; society; organization; organisation
singing voice; (sound of) singing
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
at that time; in those days
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
pride; boast; credit (to)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
one's own child; one's own children
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)