eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to hang (something) on the wall
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
classified information; top secret
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
same-day sellout; selling out on the first day (of sale)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
interval; break; pause; spare moment
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful