portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
secret; private; surreptitious
to make a vow; to take an oath
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
debate; panel discussion; forum
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
for today; for the time being
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
calm; composed; leisurely
to change completely; to change suddenly
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to complain; to make a complaint
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise