recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
spirit; heart; disposition
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
party; set; gang; company; person
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
cannot be compared with; no match for
fifth day of the month; five days
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
license; permit; licence; certificate
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
journal; magazine; periodical
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
yearned for; longed for; missed
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard