Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
crescent moon; young moon
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
university student; college student
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
general mobilization; full mobilization
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
rather than; more ... than ...
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
welcome; (warm) reception
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)