我的話

どのように

どのように

how

迷う

迷[まよ]う

to get lost to be unable to decide

先輩

先[せん] 輩[ぱい]

senior (student colleague etc)

明るい

明[あか]るい

cheerful

父親

父[ちち] 親[おや]

father

母親

母[はは] 親[おや]

mother

湖

湖[みずうみ]

lake

目指す

目[め] 指[ざ]す

to aim at to have ones eye on

命

命[いのち]

life

おせち料理

おせち 料[りょう] 理[り]

traditional Japanese food for the New Year

初詣で

初[はつ] 詣[もう]で

traditional practice of visiting a shrine or temple during the New Year to pray for happiness

畳

畳[たたみ]

tatami mat

座布団

座[ざ] 布[ぶ] 団[とん]

square floor cushion for sitting or kneeling on

床

床[ゆか]

floor

正座

正[せい] 座[ざ]

formal kneeling position with buttocks on heels body upright and hands in lap

おじぎ

おじぎ

bow (greeting)

作家

作[さっ] 家[か]

writer author

～中

～ 中[ちゅう]

while

いっぱい

いっぱい

full crowded

どんなに

どんなに

however no matter how

立派な

立[りっ] 派[ぱ]な

wonderful grand

欠点

欠[けっ] 点[てん]

failing shortcoming

～過ぎ

～ 過[す]ぎ

past after gone

似合う

似[に] 合[あ]う

to suit to look good in

使い分ける

使[つか]い 分[わ]ける

to use selectively

良さ

良[よ]さ

merit good quality

読み取る

読[よ]み 取[と]る

to understand by reading or scrutinising

旅行者

旅[りょ] 行[こう] 者[しゃ]

tourist traveller

～者

～ 者[しゃ]

er (person)

最も

最[もっと]も

most