well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
such; like that; that sort of
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
feigned ignorance; assumed innocence
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
independent living; means of earning one's living
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
Nichiren school of Buddhism
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
Buddhism's highest paradise
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to make inquiries; to refer to
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
setting sail; departure (from a port)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar