disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
narrative-like structure; narrative style
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
(another's) daughter; young lady
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
study tour; guided visit; field trip
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to put someone to work; to make someone work
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
advance; moving forward; progress
looking depressed; long face
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
buying a replacement; replacement purchase
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
ending up right back where one started
without leaving any trace
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
Garuda (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth); Garua
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
height of summer; hottest part of summer
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
food expenses; money for food; charge for board