minute adjustment; fine tuning
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
don't worry; there's no need to worry
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
in that manner; like that
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to begin to walk; to set out
to stiffen; to become stiff
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
to take over; to hand over
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
triumphant return; returning in triumph
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)