committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; (lit.) to miss the bus
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
counter for wheels and flowers
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
European linden (Tilia x europaea); common lime; lindane
holy tree; sacred tree; Christmas tree
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
superstition; superstitious belief
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
wintry mountain; mountain that is popular for climbing in winter
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
all-night vigil over a body; wake
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to buy more (of something)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
insurance payout; insurance money
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)