firmly rooted; deep-seated
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
each juncture; each turning point
intellectual disability; mental disability
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
the same night; that night
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
a little bit; a little while
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
first generation; founder
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
Burakumin (modern-day descendants of Japan's feudal outcast group)
affectionate father; loving father
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
personality; style; appearance
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)