free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
young; youth; young person
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
club activities; extracurricular activities
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
past forty; following right course
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
powerful person; influential person
hidden treasure; treasured article
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
comic book version; comic book edition
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
every month; each month; monthly
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
prayer (for something); supplication
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sunlounger; beach chair; banana lounge
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
demesne; estate; private land; private property