hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
ongoing; in progress; afoot
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
unofficial report; confidential report
extracurricular activities
dream for the future; hopes for the future
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
your acquaintance; people who know
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
to give a round of applause; to applaud
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
in low spirits; dejected; sad
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
marine life; marine organism
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
serious illness; dangerous disease