standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
flustered; confused; panicked
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
something wrapped in a furoshiki
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands
bargain corner to sell off stock cheaply; cart sale
traditional; customary; conventional
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
inevitability of death (one of the four kinds of suffering); death pains; agony of death
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
had better ...; had better not ...
the world in general; society; convention
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
station square; station plaza
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system