to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
way of speaking; intimation
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
reopening; resumption; restarting
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
confused; flustered; at a loss
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
end; close; conclusion; termination
helper; assistant; help; assistance
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
immediately; right away; on the spot
to stare back at; to look back at
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
one day; (on) a certain day
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)