influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
secretary (government); director; chief
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
elevator landing; elevator hall
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to move (house); to change residence
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to summon courage; to be brave
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest