point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
very great; enormous; serious
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
district; section; sector
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
summer vacation; summer holiday
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
to tower over the surroundings
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
in the same way as; just like
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
school rules; school regulations
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan