the same generation; coeval
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
risky; dangerous; insecure
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature