direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
every evening; night after night
crying from vexation; tears of regret
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
education or school expenses
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
single word; a few words; brief comment
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
mountain range; mountain belt