pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
offender; criminal; culprit
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
although; though; despite the fact that ...
deep affection; dear; beloved
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)