obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
good; goodness; right; virtue
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
working in the fields; working on a farm
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
royal capital; imperial capital
order of chivalry; chivalric order
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
adoration; admiration; devotion
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
security; stability; safety; peace
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
third year (college) student; junior
finding employment; getting a job
job hunting; job searching
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
trial product; prototype model
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
manner of using one's hands
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste