processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
empress (consort); queen (consort)
manifestation (in the physical world); materialization; incarnation; this world; the physical world; the present world
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
maintaining the status quo
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to smile broadly; to grin widely
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
cannot be helped; unavoidable
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
one round; going around; making a round (of); first anniversary of a person's death
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
depiction; description; portrayal
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
14th day of the month; 14 days
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to run around; to bustle about
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to