entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
retro (video) game; classic game
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
dot; point; polka dots; pixel
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
new book; new publication
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
origin; beginning; source; rise
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
whichever one chooses; either way
quickly; calmly; intently
supplementary classes or lectures
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to