relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to attempt; to test; to try out
don't you think?; indicates question
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
junior high school student; middle school pupil
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
older brother and younger sister
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
memories; recollections; reminiscence
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
reception room; parlor; parlour
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently