failure story; horror story
disclosure; exposure; revelation
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
bottom; last; last place; mud
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
near oneself; close to one; familiar
10th day of the month; ten days
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
prejudice; bias; distorted view
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
oysters cooked in the shell
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
rice cooked together with oyster meat, etc.
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; like that; that sort of
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo