natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
Tottori (city, prefecture)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
practice; practising; training; study
waste of time; killing time
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
close; intimate; on good terms
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
library (usu. single-room); small library
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
previous engagement; prior contract
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
chink in the armor (armour)
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling