Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(another's) daughter; young lady
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
more and more; increasingly; all the more
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
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger