difficult to ...; hard to ...
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
with a friendly grin; smilingly
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
your (visual) observation
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
from the viewpoint of; according to
period of time; time slot; time zone
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
(not so) much; (not) very
foreign; abroad; overseas
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
accumulation; accumulate; store
Doll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
decoration; ornament; trimmings
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise