restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
point of compromise; common ground
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
endurance; perseverance; patience
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
absolutely; positively; decidedly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
clip-clop (esp. of geta); jingle-jangle (esp. of an old-fashioned shop doorbell); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
midsummer; height of summer
lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); doll-like beauty
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
ladle; tadpole; musical note
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
information transfer; information transmission
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding