instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
reading aloud; recitation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
apparently; appears to be
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
to have an idea; to have a clue
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
don't you think?; indicates question
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
festival; feast; carnival
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
when it becomes; when it comes to
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
university student; college student
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
Buddhist (household) altar
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam