school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
trunk (of the body); soma
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
performing without rehearsal
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
prohibition; inhibition; ban
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
convenient; handy; useful
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
like this; this sort; this way