to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
step; stride; counter for steps
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
another kind; different kind; distinct species
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to repeat; to do over again
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
to put one's hand on; to touch
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to serve; to work for; to attend
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to like; to love; to be fond of
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
scale; scope; plan; structure
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)