difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
how long; how far; how much
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
word; term; language; speech
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event