meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
campus life; student life; life as a university student
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
just past noon; afternoon
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to give directions; to issue instructions
study group; study meeting
Japanese cypress wood bathtub; hinoki tub
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
rich person; wealthy person
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)