please (give me); please (do for me)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
of course; certainly; naturally
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
study; research; investigation
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan