brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
succeeding; following; trailing; next
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
posterity; future generations; future life
to be remembered; to go down in history
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
young girl; lass; adolescent female
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
politeness; good manners; courtesy; (wine) label
good bye; I'm off; see you later
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends