report; notification; registration
study of foreign languages; linguistics
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
future; possible; potential; prospective
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
scenography; scenic design; set design; stage design
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
fluent (in a language); flowing
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
parent-child relationship
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
menopause; change of life
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)