to squash; to crush; to flatten
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
how; in what way; how about; questionable
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
early; primitive; primordial
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
library; book collection; paperback book
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)