shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
entry; going into; approach
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
overlooking; turning a blind eye
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
rupa (form); visible objects (i.e. color and form)
moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)
respectfully yours; kowtowing; kowtow
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
highway route (Edo period); main route
longer type of wakizashi (short sword); gambler
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
dividing into four; quartering
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to have something to do with; to be concerned with; to have a connection with; to become involved in (something negative); to become entangled in; to get mixed up in
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
seller; selling side; method of selling; art of selling
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
much less; to say nothing of
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from