Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
courteous; decorous; polite
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
private tutor; coach; governess
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
trivial; not amounting to much
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
society; public; community; social studies
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
shellfish; seashell; shell
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
Okayama (city, prefecture)
if so; in that case; in that situation
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
grasp; catch; understanding
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
police; police officer; police station
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
one's own work; making by oneself