effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
getting on board; sailor; seaman
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
tenth day of the month; ten days