certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
plant having four leaves on one stalk
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to have an eye on; to zero in on
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
excursion; field trip; school trip
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
one's younger days; when one was young
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
companion; company; tritagonist
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season