to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
cold reception; inhospitality
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
unable to resist; unable to suppress
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
with spirit; courageously; resolutely
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
below eye level; about eight-tenths full
polite; respectful; reverent
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
close-cropped hair; shaven head
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
China and India; far away
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
hokora; small wayside shrine