to feel inferior; to feel small
in that manner; like that
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
not yet known; unknown; strange
to cease; to stop; to be over
longing for; burning desire
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
taking turns; relieving the guard
no exception; without exception; always the same
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
small toy sold with food; premium
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
fate; chance; relationship; tie
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
capsule-toy vending machine; machine-vended capsule toy
business; trade; operations; sales
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like