at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
this and that; one thing or another
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
together; at the same time; same; identical
pupil; student; schoolchild
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
prejudice; bias; distorted view
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
senior high school; high school
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
tradition; legend; folklore
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear