living; lifestyle; living room
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
conversely; on the contrary
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
clip-clop (esp. of geta); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
road approaching a shrine
(traditional) festival music
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
nape (of the neck); nucha
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)