state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
furnishings; implements; equipment
(another's) daughter; young lady
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
junior high school student; middle school pupil
another thing; exception; special case
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency