to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
(your) judgment; discernment
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
to pay one's bill; to settle one's account
came here; coming here; recently
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
unidentifiable; unidentified
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
applicant; candidate; volunteer
supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
Kyōto Gyoen National Garden
to lose one's way; to get lost
online; on the line (of a ball; in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
recovery; undoing; recall