crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
weather; fair weather; fine weather
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
leaf vegetable; greens; vegetable leaves
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
school festival; campus festival
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to breathe out; to exhale
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
action committee; executive committee
first shrine visit of the New Year
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
dizziness caused by prolonged hot bath
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling