going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
way one walks; one's walk
the same generation; coeval
reportage writer; documentary writer
small gathering; happy circle
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
second division; secondary division
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
college of general education
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
very; much; greatly; a lot of