care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
intuition; instinct; hunch
superstition; superstitious belief
contemporary life; present-day life
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
confused; flustered; at a loss
souvenir store; gift shop
beginning; clue; starting point
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
locals; local inhabitants
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
tourist information center; tourist information centre
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
Agency for Cultural Affairs
museum; reference library; archive; record office
area; region; district; locality
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
high spirits; gleeful mood
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
Museum of History and Folklore
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
collection of books; (personal) library
library (usu. single-room); small library