beginning; opening; start; outset
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to pile up; to accumulate
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
three; three years of age
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
castella (type of sponge cake)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
paper; note; document; bill
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
side door; side gate; wicket gate
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
about this time; about now
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares