willpower; energy; vitality
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
participation; joining; entry; adherence
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
master; teacher; stable master
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
had better ...; had better not ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
summer vacation; summer holiday
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly