holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
these guys; these fellows
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
participation; joining; entry; adherence
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
action of making something; -ification
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be silent; to say nothing
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to have a talk; to tell a story
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)