to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
neat and clean; tidy; trim
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
telephone call; telephone (device)
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
spring break; spring vacation
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
trouble; bother; annoyance
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
postwar period; period after Second World War
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
Minister of the Left (second-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten