ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
Nagano (city, prefecture)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to be dried out; to be parched
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
sailor suit; middy uniform
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to rise; to erect; to get up
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with