long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
world fair; international exposition
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
just one person; only one
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to subsist; to keep on living
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
another; different; something else
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
100,000,000; one hundred million
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction