different thing; another question; different case
program name (television); program identification
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
legend; folklore; tradition
businesslike; professional
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
rubbing one's hands together
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
calculated; premeditated; considered
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
topic of discussion; agenda
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
certainly; surely; definitely
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
for use by adults; for adults
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
"tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
Imperial era; system of counting years from the start of Emperor Jimmu's reign in 660 BCE
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan