to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
kindergartener; preschooler
boy; son; baby boy; young man
one's house; one's home; one's family
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
this and that; various things
to change (one's clothes)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
air of luxury; high class feel
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
many; numerous; various; large number of
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
refinement; elegance; grace
to be thrilled; to be excited
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
pickled vegetables; pickles
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
one-by-one; separately; in detail
tingling; stinging; pungently
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot