sentiment; sentimentality
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
comparatively; relatively
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
another prefecture; other prefectures
middle and high-school students
success; prosperity; boom
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
family-oriented; familial
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
play equipment; playground equipment
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
just managing; with great difficulty
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled