to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
preservation; retainment; keeping
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
investigation; research; looking something up
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
as a child; when one was a child
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
small mustache; short mustache
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
deed; act; work; performance
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
top bust measurement; full-bust measurement; overbust measurement
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
under bust (measurement, corset, etc.)