fibula; fibular; peroneal
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
metal sake jug; sake warmer
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to ask (someone to do); to invite; to tempt; to entice; to allure
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to lose sight of; to miss
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
4th day of the month; four days
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday