to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to push aside; to brush aside
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
I see; that's right; indeed
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
that day; the very same day
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
courage; ardour; high spirits
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point