undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
girl hunt; trying to pick up a girl; looking for a girlfriend
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
earnings from a part-time job
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
physical work; manual labour (labor)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to be selected (from among many people)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
oriental melon (Cucumis melo var. Makuwa)
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
amorous adventure; love affair