recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
last week; the week before
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
feeling; sense; impression
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
results; record; grades; marks
to grow up; to become an adult
foreign capital group; foreign company
finding employment; getting a job
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
common use; communal use; sharing
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be surprised; to be astonished
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
year in, year out; always; 24-7