how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
management studies; business administration (study of)
major subject; special study
perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); side wheel throw (judo)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
(department) store; (department) stores
shopping; purchased goods
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
other than; excluding; without
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
relatively; comparatively
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
soccer club (at a school); football club
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
library (usu. single-room); small library
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
witnessing; observing; sighting
bento; Japanese box lunch
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
lightly pickled vegetables
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop