to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
daytime television serial; soap opera
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
that; the matter in question
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
study; learning; tutorial
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
too much; excessively; too
that day; the very same day
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
second-year student; biennial
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sympathy; compassion; pity
every year; yearly; annually
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)