boat people (esp. from Vietnam); boat refugees; refugees fleeing by boat
drought disaster; drought damage
student advising; student guidance
Golden Globe Award; Golden Globe Awards
as a nation; with the whole country
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
digital-analog (e.g. watch, conversion)
aspect; phase; phenomenon
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
synchronization; synchronisation
traditional Japanese handball game
adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course
sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); red salmon
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
introverted; introspective, self-examining; centripetal
godparent; first person to give something its name
visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
underarm hair; armpit hair
not understanding; not knowing