dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
refinement; elegance; grace
to become clear; to be made public
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
January; first month of the lunar calendar
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
amount of sugar; sugar content
to be intimate with; to befriend
confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
basking in the sun; sunbathing
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
the other day; lately; recently
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
chasing after women; womanizing
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger