finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
whole work; all of the works
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
establishment; settlement
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to run up to; to rush over
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
tide; current; tendency; trend
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
not worth considering; out of the question
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
ability; performance; efficiency
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)