to cultivate a better understanding
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
telephone number; phone number
living room (Western style); sitting room
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
snow country; snowy region
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
decision; judgment; resolution
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
progressive form; in progress; ongoing; underway
out-of-school; off-campus
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
forced repatriation; deportation
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
building (physical structure) of a kindergarten, preschool, etc.
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)