alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
performer; entertainer; celebrity
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
hereabouts; around there; that area
university student; college student
colored shirt; shirt with a collar
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
a step; short distance; short time
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
frequency (of occurrence)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
tendency; trend; inclination
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
school festival; campus festival
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition