dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
commuting to school; school commute
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
to amuse oneself; to make merry
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
evening; night; nighttime
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
all over Japan; throughout Japan
around the world; throughout the world