(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
platform; home; home base; home plate
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
to come from; to have roots in
longing; great desire; aspiration
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
being on duty; person on duty
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
shopping; purchased goods
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
somewhere to go; place to go
northern part; the north (of a region)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
business; trade; operations; sales
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
massive; bulk; block-like; aggregated; agglomerated
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm