with curious eyes; curiously
briskly with small steps; trotting
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
stairs; stairway; staircase
three; three years of age
considerably; greatly; a lot
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
preface; introduction; preamble
living by oneself; living alone
modesty; humility; being humble
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
local governments; municipalities
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
soldier; combatant; warrior
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
history of; experience of
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance