request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
generation; the world; the age
to turn towards; to point
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to strangle; to constrict
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
mental; spiritual; emotional
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
but; however; provided that
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to beat to death; to kill
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match