pleasure trip; company (office) trip
society; the world; the times
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
curious; strange; unusual
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
heartstrings; koto string
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
going around; patrol; round; tour
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to put on airs; to assume importance
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant