(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
government service; the bureaucracy
harm; injury; evil (influence)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
river; stream; River; the ... river
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
commuting to school; school commute
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying