rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
surprise victory; upset; coup
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
female university student; female college student
to be softened; to calm down
older person with more life experience
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
period of youth; while young
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
in proportion to; just as much as
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
yearned for; longed for; missed
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
long distance relationship
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
Niigata (city, prefecture)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
on the occasion of; at the time of