anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
old friend; familiar face
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
changing clothes; change of clothes
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to collapse into; to flop onto
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
low (level, value, price, etc.)
road approaching a shrine
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)