to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
butting; clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
counter for choices, options, etc.
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
ramification; branching off
northern foot (of a mountain)
recorded in history; historical
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
in the morning; during the morning
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
planning; plan; project; arrangements
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
confections; sweets; candy; cake
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing