standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to force open; to push open
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
interior design; interior; upholstery
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
close to the wall; alongside the wall
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to speak; to hear a voice
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
youthful; young; young-looking
the same generation; coeval
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru