dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
otherwise; or else; if not
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
tournament; knockout competition
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
lane change; changing lanes
right and left turning (esp. in a motor vehicle)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
presence (impressive quality)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage