avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
Nanjing (China); Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
person of culture; cultured person
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
arrogance; haughtiness; pride
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding; harbinger; herald; anticipation
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with