to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
while; even though; despite
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
polite; respectful; reverent
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
lately; recently; nowadays
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
height of summer; high summer; hottest part of the summer
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
though; notwithstanding; although
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat