store; shop; establishment; restaurant
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
few decades; many decades; several decades
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
honor; honour; credit; prestige
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
impassioned speech; fervent speech
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nothing but; none other than
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to pass (of time); to elapse
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
feeling keenly; fully realizing
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase