to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
excursion; field trip; school trip
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
right in the middle (of); midst; height
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to add (to); to add on; to append
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
drop (e.g. of water); drip
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to join forces; to cooperate
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
helping hand; help; support; aid
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan