tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave
rebirth; new birth; nascent
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
illustrated (with photographs)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
older brother; elder brother
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
recently; lately; these days
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
inter-scholastic athletics competition
national polity; National Athletic Meet
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
lately; recently; nowadays
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk