extended leave; long vacation
homecoming; returning home
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
exorcism rite; purification
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
parishioner representative
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
unfortunately; regrettably
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful