feeling good; feeling pleasant
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
corner room; corner apartment
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
news programme; news program
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
personality; style; appearance
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat