to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be impressed; to greatly admire
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
quiet; still; surreptitious
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(period of) a year; during an era
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
for work; in a manner related to work
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
people; men and women; each person; everybody
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to be away from home; to be out of the house
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
control; management (e.g. of a business)
every place; various places
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
twice; again; second time
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
array; muster; line-up; full force