coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
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)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
school building; schoolhouse
start of work; commencement; opening
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
that day; the very same day
attendance (at school); going to school
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating