face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
every year; yearly; annually
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
god (esp. the Christian God)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sense of values; values; value system
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
previous engagement; prior contract
choices; alternatives; options
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
difference; variation; difference
something like ...; something called ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)