whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Ishikawa Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to be erected; to be built
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
parking; parking lot; parking space
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
means of transportation; transport service
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
proper; right; reasonable
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
each; (arch.) you (plural)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about