to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
club activities; extracurricular activities
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
river; stream; River; the ... river
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
to say; to be called; to do
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
index finger; forefinger; second toe
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
getting nauseated; getting angry
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
general; popular; common; typical
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state