in the meanwhile; during the time
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
chance; opportunity; occasion
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to watch steadily; to stare
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
else; in addition; besides
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
future; possible; potential; prospective
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
reopening; resumption; restarting
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
main street; avenue; boulevard
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling