daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
very popular; highly favoured
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
adds force or indicates command
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
Nagano (city, prefecture)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hills and fields; hill and dale
to run around; to bustle about
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
temperature and flavor (of tea)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
perfect; complete; flawless
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly