to be infected; to be contagious
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
on and after; from ... onward; since
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
junior high school student; middle school pupil
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(not) even once; (not) ever
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to grumble about something (trivial)
error; mistake; slip; bug
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
national holiday; public holiday
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
crops; agricultural produce
to trace back to (the origins of something)
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
10th day of the month; ten days
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission