very young; little; childish; immature
strong-willed; strong of heart
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become dim; to become blurred
future (usually near); prospects
how can (one) do something
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
plan for one's life; life planning
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to sit for an examination
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
store; reserve; stock; savings
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
new building; new construction