twentieth day of the month; twenty days
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
Toyama (city, prefecture)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
boy; son; baby boy; young man
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to concern; to be related
countermeasure; counter-measure
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
when it becomes; when it comes to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
one more time; once more; once again
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with