cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
sleazy; vulgar; low-life; shabby
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
sunlight; rays of the Sun
sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion
study group; study meeting
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
independence; self-reliance
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
hot topic; talk of the town
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
it's not like; it isn't as if
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
wish; desire; request; prayer
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
stagnation; hindrance; delay
world history; international history
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
Japanese history; history of Japan
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to paint a picture; to draw a picture