the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
video game (played on a home console)
(Nintendo) (abbr) Famicom (Family Computer) (equiv: NES)
Animal Crossing (video game series)
handheld game console; portable game console
specialization; specialisation
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
positive thinking; optimism
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books; tsundoku; books bought but not read
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
seniority by length of service
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to call in; to invite; to bring in
long (time that has passed); old (story)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
older person with more life experience
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic