to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to jump up and down; to hop
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
social dance; ballroom dancing
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to come to an end; to close the curtain
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
general idea; concept; notion
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
stepping back; drawing back
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.