keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
excursion; field trip; school trip
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
the other day; a few days ago
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
piece; fragment; one (object)
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
dry riverbed; river beach
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout