exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
store interior; inside of a shop
one-by-one; separately; in detail
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
shopping; purchased goods
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
opposite side; opposition
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
this place; where one comes from; here
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
round; spherical; circular
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
cartoon-character costume
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
modern person; people of today
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
light trap (for killing insects)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
discovery; detection; finding