kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
maternity leave; paternity leave
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to take flight; to disappear
wearing one's hair in braids
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
suffix for familiar person
like this; in this way; as you see
for your information; I'm telling you
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
3rd day of the month; three days
graduation ceremony; commencement
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely