to be hot on a person's heels
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
complete change; about-face
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
being filled with; being full of; permeation
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
watering hole; watering place
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
Queen of the Night (character in Mozart's Magic Flute)
10th day of the month; ten days
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
living together; coexistence
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man