banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
scenery; scene; landscape
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
commentary on current events
exhibition; display; putting on show
January; first month of the lunar calendar
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
female friend; woman friend
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
after a long time; for the first time in a while
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to catch the eye; to attract attention
name; given name; first name
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
half and half; fifty-fifty
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
why; how; for what reason
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy