(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
else; in addition; besides
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
complete recovery of health
again; once more; a second time
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
curious; strange; unusual