to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
pre-war days; before the war
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
official function; state function
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to continue one's studies up to university; to go to university
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
speaking of ...; as for ...
to squeeze out; to wring out
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
several sheets (flat objects)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
person of doubtful origin
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
rematch; replay; make-up game
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
unwelcome; unwanted; undesirable
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
latent disposition; inner feelings