prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
first time; first; initial
cheering group; cheering squad
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
deep affection; dear; beloved
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
meritocracy; merit system
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
government; administration; statesmanship
hard worker; hardworking person
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
wicked thought; wicked mind
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
an issue being settled; a case being closed
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
proofreading; calibration