both; both sides; both parties
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
kouta (Heian-era court lady's song accompanying the men's ōuta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often a love ballad
men and women of all ages
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
each house; every house; many houses
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
ten; 10; ten years of age
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
conviction; belief; confidence
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...