fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
slight intoxication; being tipsy
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
home area; home town; local
prefectural high school; public high school
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
participation; joining; entry; adherence
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
greeting; a fine thing to say
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
seniority; precedence; upper seat
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
rather; sooner; preferably
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack