being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
time; season; period; phase; stage
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
bragging; showing off; pride
sudden change; complete change
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
haori (Japanese formal coat)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
eccentric; crank; oddball
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
quotation; citation; reference
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
ostentatious; gaudy; showy
cold; chilly; unconcerned; indifferent
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish