optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
how many months?; how long?
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
criticism; commentary; review
wages; pay; rental payment
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
snugly; cosily; compactly
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
good humour (humor); good mood
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
to boost; to force up; to push up
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
general term; generic name
detention; confinement; arrest
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
registration; accession; register; entry; record
relativity; interconnectedness; correlation
initial value; initializing value; default value
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)