causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
Libra (constellation); the Scales
5th day of the month; five days
practice of eating sushi or sashimi off an unclad woman's body
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
reset; fresh start; new beginning
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
mobile home; camper-van; RV
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
hotel charge; lodging expense
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
incessant working; working non-stop
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
several years; a few years
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to be exhausted; to be worn out
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)