alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
business rival; professional jealousy
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
next; secondly; subsequently
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
(social) class; rank; grade
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to extend; to expand; to spread out
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to worry; to fret; to get anxious