successively; one after another
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to come and go; to go back and forth
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to make merry; to be festive
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to happen to meet; to come across
to smirk; to grin broadly
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
difficult problem; challenge
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to accept; to receive; to agree
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation