... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
area; region; district; locality
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
another prefecture; other prefectures
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
elementary, junior high and high school
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to approach; to draw near
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
individual; one by one; separate; each
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
planning; plan; project; arrangements
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual