to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
time; season; period; phase; stage
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
at that time; in those days
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
abstention; nonparticipation
family; relatives; dependents; household
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation (ritsuryo system)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
Kasuga Grand Shrine (in Nara)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
troubled face; worried expression
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)