mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
cooperation; collaboration
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
if so; in that case; in that situation
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
computerized tomography; CT
coincidence; conformity; anastomosis; inosculation
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)