to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
(one's) current position; current location; present position
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to support each other; to support one another
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
pressure; oppression; suppression
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
hot topic; talk of the town
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
very careful; thoroughly prepared
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to increase (all the more)
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada (1621-1638)
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
kindergarten enrollment fee; kindergarten enrolment fee; park entrance fee
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
whichever one chooses; either way
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
high spirits; gleeful mood
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths