enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
outward appearance; looks
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
being startled; getting a shock
that; the matter in question
helper; assistant; help; assistance
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to have a talk; to tell a story
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to try to do; to attempt to do
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to mix; to stir; to blend
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
difficult to ...; hard to ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to take a picture; to take a photo
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
home; household; family; hearth
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
permission; approval; authorization; license
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
always; all the time; never; usual; regular