guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
this school; the school in question
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
in the end; after all is said and done
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
application; request; petition
to add (to); to add on; to append
that is to say; so that means
living in a group; communal living; community life
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
two at a time; two by two; in twos
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
colored bead (coloured); colored ball; pomegranate
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to relax; to feel at home
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
ill will; malice; evil intent
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience