sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
basket; basketball; basket cloth
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
popular name; common name; given name
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
life; living; I; me; student
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
truancy; school non-attendance
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
pressure; oppression; suppression
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
individual differences; personal equation
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point