Awaya Noriko (1907.8.12-1999.9.22)
love game (tennis, badminton); game won without the opponent scoring
free trial (e.g. of software, game, etc.)
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
practice; practising; training; study
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets)
this one; this way; this method
living together (with one more person)
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
being very popular; being in great demand
to start; to begin; to commence
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
coastal waters; adjacent seas
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
in respect of; in regards to; as for
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes