good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to summon; to get used to call
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
repentance; confession; penitence
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
all night; throughout the night
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
settlement; conclusion; summary
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)