getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
along the way; along the road
sad to say; how sad; alas
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
precarious situation; precarious state
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to choke; to have trouble breathing
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
body; physical system; (the) person
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
button (clothing); push-button; button
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
clothing and accessories; attire
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
time around sunset; early evening
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps