because; the reason is; if you want to know why
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
excursion; field trip; school trip
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
at once; immediately; right now
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to think of; to come up with
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
absence; disregard; indifference
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(political) administration; political power
oppression; suppression; pressure
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg