commitment; pledge; promise
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
nice; likeable; desirable
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
precarious situation; precarious state
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
human; human-like; as a person
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
washing potatoes (in a bucket); being very crowded; being packed with people
old couple; elderly couple
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by