companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
rehearsal; rehabilitation
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
introductory text; introductory essay
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
shop selling local specialties from other regions; shop used for testing sales of new products; showroom
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
cesspool; sink; manure sink
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
candy made from wheat gluten; wheat-gluten snack
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship