notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
Niigata (city, prefecture)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to rub into; (arch.) to teach; (arch.) to train; (arch.) to educate
resigning from one's job when one gets married; retirement due to marriage; leaving a job because of marriage
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
living room (Western style); sitting room
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together