running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
youthful; young; young-looking
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
personality; style; appearance
to harm; to cause harm to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
though; notwithstanding; although
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to have a talk; to tell a story
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to make an appearance; to show up
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(social) position; status
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
notice; attention; observation
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to have time free; to have time to spare
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
seat at a table; place at a table
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face