aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
overripeness; full maturity; full development
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
self control; self restraint
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
sorry; excuse me; thank you
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
several times (as large, over)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided