article; news story; report; account
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
it's no joke; gimme a break!
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
existence; possession; having; limited company
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
station square; station plaza
souvenir store; gift shop
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
to dust (shelves, etc.); to use a duster
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
memories; recollections; reminiscence
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
boarding house; school dormitory
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
life; living; I; me; student